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Apple, once synonymous with innovation, finds itself at a pivotal moment. Amid mounting pressure to solidify its artificial intelligence strategy and calls for CEO Tim Cook’s replacement, attention is increasingly turning to John Ternus, Apple’s SVP Hardware Engineering. Widely cited by insiders as the leading internal contender to succeed Cook, …

Elyes Jebir, CEO of Banque Internationale Arabe De Tunisie (BIAT), speaks with Global Finance about growth and innovation at Tunisia’s largest private bank. Jebir discusses resilience, innovation and new cross-border opportunities as Tunisia’s economy steadies. Global Finance: How is the Tunisian banking sector performing, and what is your outlook for …

Emerging markets are navigating new risks from tariffs. Because many emerging market countries rely heavily on exports, their economies and banking systems face heightened risk from the imposition of US tariffs. With this segment representing some of the largest trading partners of the US, including China, South Korea, and Taiwan, …

Commercial banks are refining their models to reach new customers and markets. The economic and geopolitical landscape is in flux because of the evolving US tariff policy. Heightened trade and financial market volatility, as well as inflation risk, have eroded consumer and business confidence. These factors require banking sectors to …

Home Awards World’s Safest Banks 2025: Islamic Banks In GCC GCC banking institutions display the importance of growing open banking. The evolution of Islamic banking in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is accelerating as new products and regulatory developments shape the industry. For the institutions cited in …

Home Awards World’s Safest Banks 2025: Biggest Banks Global Finance has China dominating the top of the biggest bank rankings. While many factors contribute to fluctuations in bank balance sheets, sustained global economic expansion continues to underpin the asset growth reflected in our 2025 ranking of the world’s biggest banks. …

Home Awards World’s Safest Banks 2025: Biggest Emerging Market Banks Our rankings reveal the 50 biggest emerging market banks amid China’s slowdown and India’s rapid rise. China is mired in an economic slump that is expected to further worsen in 2026. Concerns over the downturn prompted Fitch to downgrade the …

Global Finance presents the safest banks by country for 2025. To emerge as a country winner in our rankings, a bank must maintain a leading franchise amid intense competition in its domestic, regional, and global markets. Each bank has unique challenges related to modernizing bank operations, including costly investment in …

Home Executive Interviews Beltone’s Khalil El Bawab On Challenges And Growth In MENA Financial Services Beltone is a financial services group with 24 diversified funds and more than 100,000 clients. Khalil El Bawab, CEO of the Local & Regional Markets Division, shares the firm’s growth plans and challenges with Global …

Sanae Takaichi’s rise as Japan’s first female prime minister marks a historic moment for the country and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but one overshadowed by political fragility and economic uncertainty. After winning the Diet vote with the backing of the right-leaning Japan Innovation Party, Takaichi inherits a divided …