Different financing objectives, geopolitical risks and interest rate changes as well as currency fluctuations often create obstacles that can endanger the completion of an agreement. However, with the right banking partner, these challenges can be transformed into opportunities. Raiffeisen Bank International experts discuss how these needs can be met, using a real world scenario. Please … Read more
After a net slowdown due to Trump’s tariff announcement, business loans activity is reproduced, driven by better pricing and the appetite of investors, although the concerns of credit quality are still looming. The issue of speculative grade corporate loans in the United States and Europe has dropped in April, but has since recovered somewhat, offering … Read more
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Home Awards Winner badges Critical minerals, Critical movements: Q&R with BMO Capital Markets’ Ilan Bahar Global finance: Metals & Mining has proven to be particularly sensitive to geopolitical changes. How do you guide your customers through this landscape? Ilan Bahar: In the volatile environment they are experiencing today, it is important that our customers focus … Read more
With private markets, one would expect higher returns on investments compared to more traditional investment methods. Whether you want to diversify, earn solid returns, or align your investments with your personal values, this can help you achieve those goals. Indeed, private markets can include other asset classes than those of public markets. If you’re a … Read more
By Ozan Ergenai and Andrei Sichev (Reuters) – Shares in Volkswagen ( ETR: ) fell 3% in early trade on Monday, with analysts citing uncertainty over the automaker’s cost-cutting deal with unions and likely backlash in 2025. Friday’s deal, hailed by unions as a “Christmas miracle,” calls for cutting more than 35,000 jobs and cutting … Read more
Africa today is the world’s youngest continent, with a growing population and several fast-growing economies, but significant challenges, including the need for regulatory reform in banking and finance. Global Finance recently sat down with representatives of three financial institutions, including two development banks and one commercial bank, to discuss banking and the role it plays … Read more
Expanding issuance attracts global investors through a variety of bond structures, sukuk, sustainable finance and favorable regulation. Qatar seeks to become a regional model for high-value financial services and a hub for investment and business. This year has been a watershed so far, as the emirate’s debt capital markets reached around $130 billion, making Qatar … Read more
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – Major currencies remained choppy on Friday as markets awaited U.S. jobs data and weighed the impact of a politically tumultuous week that saw the collapse of the French government and the imposition of a brief martial law in South Korea. The US dollar rose briefly against South Korea’s won … Read more