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Alternative Financing Comes Of Age

Global Finance

For years, alternative financing models have been changing the way companies access cash. Now, fintech is offering innovations, from subscription and fee-based online lending marketplaces to blockchain, that are changing the alternative financing landscape itself. trillion in 2024 and forecast that it will reach $5.3

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Dilemmas And Opportunities In African Climate Finance

Global Finance

But blended finance deals are helping to open up opportunities in areas like renewable energy. Local and regional commercial banks, too, are gradually increasing their participation in green finance. Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender, aims to mobilize $14 billion in sustainable finance by the end of 2026.

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What Is Islamic Finance And How Does It Work?

Global Finance

The first of five parts of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance. In just a few decades, Islamic finance has established itself as a significant player in global finance. What Is Islamic Finance? Islamic finance hardly existed 30 years ago yet today is a $3.96 What makes Islamic finance special?

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Islamic Finance FAQ: A Global Finance Series

Global Finance

Islamic finance is a fast-growing $3.9 trillion industry, yet many finance professionals do not know halal from haram. Global Finance answers the most frequently asked questions about Islamic finance in this five-installment series. What Is Islamic Finance? Is Islamic Finance Just For Muslim-Majority Nations?

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability. Attendees will walk away with an in-depth understanding of the following: What is accounting?

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Financing Sustainable Change: What Does Good Governance Look Like?

Harvard Corporate Governance

In February 2023 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published “ Discussion Paper DP23/1: Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms.” Strine, Jr. The focus of the DP is “regulated firms” (i.e.,

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The Promise and Perils of Open Finance

Harvard Corporate Governance

Open Finance seeks to harness the potential of new platform technology to enhance customer data access, sharing, portability, and interoperability—thereby leveling the informational playing field and fostering greater competition between incumbent financial institutions and a new breed of fintech disruptors.

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