Facing looming 5G spectrum financing and rock-bottom data prices, Vodafone gets creative with alternative funding options.
Several Indian companies and multinational subsidiaries operating in India are gearing up for IPOs in the coming months, driven by the need to fund infrastructure projects amid India’s ongoing infrastructure boom. Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom services provider in…
Citadel’s Acquisition Boosts Power Market
In July, global investment company and hedge fund Citadel LLC and Japanese energy startup Energy Grid announced their intent to form a strategic partnership. Although specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, it marks Citadel’s first significant move into…
The Blueprint of an AI-First Financial Institution
An AI-First organization accelerates AI adoption by avoiding traditional siloed use cases. According to Bal Shukla from Infosys, financial institutions especially are seeking to move past the experimentation stage to scale both traditional and generative AI across the enterprise. Financial…
World’s Most Peaceful Country 2024 Global Peace Index
Over the past two decades, most indicators of peacefulness have deteriorated, according to the 2024 Global Peace Index. Old and new conflicts, and our political and cultural polarization, are the main culprits. Peaceful Nations Generate Economic Value Peace, some people…
Innovation Beyond Technology: Q&A With J.P. Morgan Payments’ Lori Schwartz
Lori Schwartz, Global Head of Liquidity & Account Solutions and Digital & Design at J.P. Morgan Payments, discusses fostering innovation within the corporate treasury with Global Finance. GF: How has artificial intelligence affected your organization’s performance in the past year?…
Goldman Sachs Now In Riyadh
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. The kingdom’s new rules, which took effect on January 1, 2024,…
Hyundai India’s IPO Filing Highlights Confidence In Surging India Markets
Hyundai’s IPO could top Life Insurance Corp.’s 2022 offering that raised a record $2.7 billion. The Hyundai India IPO that was announced earlier this year has become a bellwether for the health of Indian stock markets and particularly its IPO market,…
Qatar Stock Market Aims To Boost Product Range And Liquidity
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) carried out its first domestic securities lending and borrowing (SLB) transaction in May as part of its strategy to raise market liquidity. The move marked an important development for the QSE, as it looks to…
EU Companies Bet Big On Egypt’s Future
Can a new wave of FDI help Egypt to diversify and modernize its economy? At a bilateral investment conference in Cairo on July 1, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that European companies were signing deals for more…