Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Financial-services revenues from Latinos may grow by up to $93 billion by 2030. To get more of that market, institutions would need to tailor their offerings.

Marketability 138

Marketability Banking Equity 138

Global Finance

MARCH 26, 2025

Major global banks and financial institutions are increasing their participation in the social bond market, strengthening the role of debt capital in addressing social challenges across the world. The transaction aligns with the banks Sustainability Bond Framework, which applies environmental and social standards across sensitive sectors.

Finance 102

Finance Banking Marketability Corporate Finance 102

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Major banks like Absa Bank, ICBC, OTP Bank, Bradesco BBI, J.P. AN Global, Middle East Standard Chartered Standard Chartered is a leading international bank recognized for its work in infrastructure finance. JN Asia-Pacific ICBC Two notable REIT projects positioned ICBC as the regions best infrastructure bank last year.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Equity Equity Financing 52

Global Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Fitch upgraded the country’s sovereign rating to investment grade in July, to BBB- from BB+, with a stable outlook, and upgraded several Azeri commercial and banking entities, including SOCAR and ABB, the International Bank of Azerbaijan. The multinational development banks are encouraging the shift.

Banking 105

Banking Finance Technology 105

Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023 to 2030, according to consultancy Grand View Research. Morocco is slated to co-host the 2030 soccer World Cup (with Portugal and Spain), with Saudi Arabia following four years later, nearly on the heels of the 2022 edition in Qatar. the same year, according to the World Bank.

Marketability 96

Marketability Start-ups Finance Banking 96

IVSC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Earlier this year this year the IVSC launched its new office in Singapore with support from Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Board, and from private sector sponsors including DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Sea Group, United Overseas Bank, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.

Intangible Assets 130

Intangible Assets Corporate Finance Finance Banking 130

Global Finance

JULY 2, 2024

Hussein Fakhreddine, CEO at Qatari investment bank QInvest, said, “The transaction marks a milestone under the Financial Strategic Plan, which is part of the Qatar National Vision 2030, allowing more sophisticated investment strategies and unlocking a significant liquidity pool.”

Marketability 110

Marketability Banking Finance Equity 110

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On October 19, 2022, 19 Republican state attorneys general (the AGs) launched a coordinated investigation by issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to six major US banks. The CIDs seek information related to the banks’ membership in the United Nations’ Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and other climate-related initiatives.

Banking 80

Banking Finance 80

Global Finance

JUNE 7, 2024

Goldman Sachs became the first Wall Street bank to comply with Saudi Arabia’s Regional Headquarters (RHQ) program and secure a license to establish its Middle Eastern base in Riyadh. Still, global banks are unlikely cede sole control of Saudi Arabia’s lucrative and relatively untapped market to Goldman Sachs for much longer.

Banking 105

Banking Finance Technology Marketability 105

Global Finance

OCTOBER 17, 2024

No bank or financial institution has a fully comprehensive global suite of services and a local or regional partner can support areas of non-core strength. Supply chains may shift but the need for global trade, and the banking services that accompany it, is as crucial as ever. billion by 2030 1.

Banking 105

Banking Finance Marketability Technology 105

Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Will Fed rate cuts and geopolitics fuel more M&A deals by GCC banks? Banks in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are set to reap further gains as higher oil prices, increased public-sector spending, and red-hot real estate markets combine to generate a heady lending environment. surge in quarter-on-quarter profits.

Banking 59

Banking Marketability Finance Equity 59

Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 9, 2023

Rather, the economic, banking, and investment landscape of the next decade is likely to look materially different from the recent past, write Jan Mischke, Sven Smit, and Olivia White in Fortune. Geopolitical uncertainty.

Banking 81

Banking 81

Global Finance

JUNE 3, 2025

Most large banks also have one, while smaller banks lease data storage space. Developments in fintech, AI, and even e-government initiatives, like Digital Morocco 2030, were recently showcased at Aprils 2025 Gitex Africa tech expo in Marrakech. Regional governments compete by offering different incentives.

Banking 59

Banking Finance Technology Marketability 59

Global Finance

MAY 6, 2025

African Banks ave operated in key markets outside the continent mainly through representative offices. The number of homegrown African banks becoming ambitious and opening operations in Western capitals is rising. Zenith Bank , Vista Bank, and Banque Exterieure dAlgerie (BEA) have announced plans to venture into France.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Marketability Treasury 52

Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

The Bank of Latvia, the countrys central bank, is more optimistic for 2026 and 2027, expecting growth of 3.1% and 3.3%, respectively, due to stronger domestic demand, lower inflation, and the inflow of foreign capital into Latvias fintech, defense and banking sectors. The government also wants Riga to be a leading banking hub.

Banking 82

Banking Finance Dividends Marketability 82

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Amid an improving monetary landscape and enhanced investment banking opportunities, many of Western Europes leading private banks are witnessing a strong resurgence in assets under management and profitability growth. This often leads them to engage multiple private banks to fulfill their evolving objectives.

Banking 40

Banking Marketability Finance Technology 40

IVSC

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fireside chat by Ms Sandy Foo (Interviewer), Mr Brice Cu, Mr Wayne Lee Unlocking the Future of Enterprise Presentation: Mr Andre Toh discussed the transformative influence of intangible assets and Singapore’s Intellectual Property Strategy (SIPS) 2030.

Business Valuation 130

Business Valuation Intangible Assets Treasury Banking 130

Mckinsey and Company

JULY 20, 2023

Stakeholders–owners, tenants, cities, investors, and banks–need to adapt, and they need to do it now. The good news is that the bleakest forecasts are too gloomy. The bad news is that urban real estate is indeed facing substantially reduced demand.

Banking 75

Banking 75

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

The region is expanding biofuel and clean energy production and is projected to be a key clean-hydrogen export zone by 2030, which will ultimately help unlock economic growth. Many Latin American banks have been integral to this process. billion) in socioeconomic benefits. billion) in socioeconomic benefits. billion reais.

Finance 59

Finance Banking Marketability 59

Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Qatar has set official goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2030, but that does not mean slowing down on extraction. Instead, its North Field Expansion project is set to more than double liquified natural gas (LNG) output to around 126 million tons per year by 2030. million tons annually by 2026.

Technology 52

Technology Banking Marketability Finance 52

Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

In the final stretch of its Vision 2030 development blueprint, Saudi Arabia is counting on FDI to play a bigger role. Initially expected to be taken up by 540 companies by 2030, the kingdom surpassed this goal within the first year. The clock is ticking for Saudi Arabia. Those in charge, however, remain positive.

Start-ups 64

Start-ups Private Equity Firm Finance Equity 64

Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

“The GCC has increasingly become an attractive region for banks and investors,” says Antoine Chemali, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East, which has over 600 employees in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. In 2023, Dubai’s Financial Services Authorities registered 117 new firms, a 25% increase from 2022.

Banking 96

Banking Finance Start-ups Marketability 96

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Africa is shrinking these gaps with various sustainable projects that require sustainable finance solutions, and these financings and initiatives are a significant focus for many African banks. These banks have also expanded their offerings, with many firsts in the use of different funding vehicles. The group funded about 219.9

Finance 52

Finance Banking Marketability Debt Financing 52

IVSC

JULY 4, 2022

Mr Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law and Co-Chairperson of the Singapore IP Strategy 2030 Steering Committee said, “Intangible assets are increasingly important in today’s economy powered by technology, branding, and networks.

Intangible Assets 130

Intangible Assets Finance Banking Business Valuation 130

Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) conformed by cutting mortgage rates, injecting cash into the banking system, and easing reserve requirements. Meanwhile, banks across the country are responding to difficult times with an unprecedented wave of innovation. trillion) in assets. trillion) in assets.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Technology Start-ups 52

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Governments (except the US,) local businesses, investors, and banks are now in broad agreement about the need to continue moving forward, leaving the energy-intensive past behind. Minds were further focused by a series of major conferences aimed at boosting sustainability across the region and highlighting the role of banks.

Finance 52

Finance Banking Marketability 52

Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

The GCC already hosts hundreds of private banks, asset management firms, and family offices, including global leaders like Edmond de Rothschild, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock. Old Money In the past, local entrepreneurs and families typically sent their money to private banks in Switzerland or Luxembourg for safekeeping.

Banking 95

Banking Finance Technology Marketability 95

Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

The World Bank projects GDP growth of 1.7% The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported the state as having $5.4 The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported the state as having $5.4 Fragile fiscal balances, ongoing external debt restructuring and high debt servicing costs. Excessive reliance on tourism and textiles. this year and 2.4%

Banking 105

Banking Start-ups Marketability Finance 105

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 and initiatives by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) such as the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and UAE Net Zero 2050 highlight these goals. Qatar aims for 20% of its energy from renewables by 2030, while Saudi Arabias Green Initiative focuses on long-term climate action.

Finance 45

Finance Banking Marketability Technology 45

Brian DeChesare

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking?

Banking 52

Banking Start-ups Private Equity Firm Equity 52

Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

Akbank CEO Kaan Gr offers his views on Turkeys shifting sustain-ability agenda and why his bank has adapted its ESG policies to clients changing needs. An effective sustainable finance structure requires a bank to align itself with both client needs and investor preferences, which increasingly emphasize ESG factors.

Finance 52

Finance Banking Marketability 52

Global Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Banks heed AI’s futuristic promise, our top innovators offer more immediately practical solutions. Once touted as a panacea for everything banking related, blockchain is only now switching from hype to reality as specific use cases are rolled out. All of these deliver real value to their banking partners.

Banking 52

Banking Finance Technology 52

Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) remains the Gulf regions powerhouse; in 2024 alone, over 260 banking and capital market firms, 410 wealth and asset management companies (including 75 hedge funds), and 125 insurance and reinsurance firms established offices there. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, is closing the gap, however.

Start-ups 72

Start-ups Finance Banking Marketability 72

Global Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To cope, Africa is expected to need close to $3 trillion in investment by 2030. Local and regional commercial banks, too, are gradually increasing their participation in green finance. Antwi, Ecobank: There has been a noticeable shift in the mindset of stakeholders across the African banking sector. The demand is growing fast.

Finance 59

Finance Banking Start-ups Equity 59

Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The electricity needed for artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles (EVs) alone will add 290 terawatt hours (TWh) of new demand to utility systems by 2030, according to Rystad Energy. IG Bank noted that Morgan Stanley has estimated a nuclear renaissance could be worth US$1.5 to position itself as a global data center hub."

Marketability 69

Marketability Banking 69

Global Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

And, according to the African Development Bank, although 28 African countries recorded an increase in tax revenue in 2022 relative to the five-year average prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, only 21 countries had tax-to-GDP ratios above 15%. for Asia and the Pacific, 21.7% for Latin America and the Caribbean, and 34% for the OECD itself.

Start-ups 59

Start-ups Banking Finance 59

Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In the Netherlands, the Hague District Court in 2021 ordered the parent company of the Shell group to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to 45 percent of its 2019 levels by 2030. [3] Arab Bank, 584 U.S.__(2018); 3] The decision was based on Art. Shell appealed the decision. ENDNOTES. [1] 1] COM (2022) 71 final, 2022/0051 (COD). [2]

Banking 95

Banking Equity Marketability 95