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Aerial view of Cagarras Islands, an uninhabited archipelago off Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Why Latin America is capitalising on the nascent blue bond market

March 25, 2024

The region is leading in issuance of the bond type

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Proposed intermittent UK trading venue deemed desirable by industry

March 22, 2024

Currently in public consultation, the new Pisces trading venue for UK private companies is expected to go ahead by the end of the year 

The central business district skyline from the suburb of Balmain in Sydney, Australia

Australia’s new accountability rules live, but crucial part delayed

March 21, 2024

Requirement to register ‘accountable persons’ will not come into effect until July

A logo sits outside the headquarters of the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo, Egypt

Foreign currency liquidity returns to bolster Egyptian banking sector

March 21, 2024

Egyptian banks have recorded strong profitability gains in the midst of the country’s deep economic crisis

Odile Renaud-Basso, president of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EBRD won’t finance military activities despite support for Ukraine, says bank president

March 20, 2024

Odile Renaud-Basso calls for Ukraine’s wider integration with the EU

A man removes money from an ATM at a branch of Kuwait Finance House

Kuwaiti banks reap interest rate benefits even as economy stalls

March 20, 2024

Lenders benefit from infrastructure project work at home and abroad while sharpening digital offerings

The headquarters of Bank of Japan is seen in Tokyo

Japan’s interest rate increase raises questions of volatility

March 19, 2024

Experts warn of market instability risks as BoJ brings an end to years of loose monetary policy

A group shot of the team: Ousseynou Diagne, Yury Kiselev, and Yannick Derant Lakoue

Helping Côte d'Ivoire seize bond opportunities

March 19, 2024

Sub-Saharan African issuers are entering the market once again

A landscape shot of the Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City

Back to reality for Kuwait’s economy after oil windfall fades

March 18, 2024

After a brief respite in 2022, Kuwait’s economy once again slips back into structural deficit

A portrait of Illimity founder and CEO, Corrado Passera

The modern bank for Italy’s SMEs

March 18, 2024

Illimity’s founder talks about supporting companies that are the backbone of the country’s economy

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