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CAPITAL MARKETS

After a banner year for Middle East IPOs, VC is the big opportunity

Noor Sweid, founder of Global Ventures – a young Dubai-based venture capital fund with $200 million of AuM – sees company founders with great businesses starved of finance.

Peter Lee, December 09, 2022

Opinion

Saxo’s outrageous predictions for 2023 are deadly serious

While there are some entertaining items – one country banning meat, the UK voting to UnBrexit – Saxo sees recession failing to halt inflation with the world economy on a war footing.

December 09, 2022

Opinion

France takes a hot-and-cold approach to ESG banking regulation

On December 1, EU member states agreed on a general approach for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The final text shields banks from their full responsibility to prevent environmental harm, thanks in part to France’s post-Brexit ambitions.

December 08, 2022

Fintech

Laos fintech gives village banks, financial inclusion a timely boost

Three years ago, LTS Ventures was tasked with building a simple microfinance platform for Laos’s army of village banks and savings unions. It took off like a rocket, boosting financial inclusion, cutting fraud. Now the firm is eyeing fresh external funding and expansion across southeast Asia.

Elliot Wilson, December 07, 2022

Treasury

Banks increase investment in treasury outsourcing solutions

The leading transaction banks are taking a proactive approach to balancing the conflicting demands of chief financial officers – who are prioritizing cost reduction – and treasurers, who are focused on increasing operational efficiency.

Paul Golden, December 07, 2022

Opinion

Will Lloyds fall behind NatWest in this downturn?

As a long recession looms for the UK, past successes may be a sign of future problems.

Dominic O’Neill, December 06, 2022

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A better understanding of wealth

Helping clients understand how to grow their wealth is a key element of Credit Suisse’s Asian private banking wealth planning service.

July 07, 2020

Treasury

Supply chain focus shifts from efficiency to resilience

Strategies and financing need to be radically reassessed to achieve sustainability in a rapidly changing world.

Paul Golden, December 02, 2022

Foreign Exchange

Equity bear market could end retail FX trading lull

Concerns about the wider economy and its impact on disposable income have eroded individuals’ appetite for FX trading, despite attractive levels of volatility.

Paul Golden, December 01, 2022

ESG

Qatar’s banks team up with GORD to promote their ESG credentials

Qatari banks are eager to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable banking amid growing public scrutiny of the environmental cost of hosting the World Cup.

Marianne Gros, December 01, 2022

CAPITAL MARKETS

The Philippines gets a sovereign wealth fund

Maharlika Investments Fund looks like it will be a development vehicle that takes Indonesia for inspiration.

Chris Wright, November 30, 2022

Fintech

The ECB’s path to a digital euro

While other economic blocs aren’t so convinced of the merits of issuing retail central bank digital currency, the eurozone is ploughing ahead. In doing so, however, it is having to water down the project to such an extent that its usefulness will be limited.

Dominic O’Neill, November 30, 2022

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