Finance

World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank 2025: UBS

Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank 2025: UBS Global Finance has revealed its pick for World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank for 2025. This year the award goes to UBS. Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO Upon completing its megamerger with Credit Suisse in May 2024, UBS leveraged …

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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Provider

Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Provider – Bank 2025: Societe Generale Global Finance has revealed its selection for the 2025 World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Provider – Bank. This year the award goes to Societe Generale. Gilbert Cordier, Head of Supply Chain Finance The French banking …

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Best Investment Bank and Cash Management

Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best Investment Bank and Best Bank for Cash Management 2025: Bank of America Bank of America has been recognised in 2025 as The World’s Best Investment Bank and the World’s Best Bank for Cash Management in this year’s Global Bank Awards. Brian Moynihan, Chairman & …

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World’s Best Trade Finance Provider 2025: BNP Paribas

Global Finance has announced its selection for the 2025 World’s Best Trade Finance Provider. The winner this year is BNP Paribas. Jean-Francois Denis, Global Head of Trade Solutions and Network Management Offering global trade finance in 44 countries and more than 100 trade centers across more than 60 countries gives …

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CS Setty: Room For Growth

Challa Sreenivasulu Setty took over as chairman of the State Bank of India, named Best Consumer Bank, in August of last year. He discusses SBI’s digital journey, the trajectory of its consumer banking businesses, and the challenge posed by AI and fintechs. Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, State Bank of India …

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Javier Rodriguez Soler: Scaling What Already Works

Javier Rodríguez Soler is head of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Sustainability at BBVA, named Best Corporate Bank. He discusses the bank’s growth, AI integration, and decarbonization. Global Finance: BBVA had solid returns in 2024. How did the group achieve this, and is it repeatable? Javier Rodríguez Soler: 2024 was an …

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Central Banker Report Cards 2025: United By Uncertainty

Central banks brace for 2026 inflation risks, but lack consensus on how to tackle them. The single word that best captures the state of the global economy across every continent is uncertainty. Business leaders feel it acutely, but nowhere is it more pressing than in the deliberations of central bankers. …

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Digital Banking, Sustainable Finance & Africa Expansion

At a roundtable at the bank’s headquarters in Cairo, CIB’s leadership team discusses expansion in Africa, commitment to sustainable finance, growing digital banking tools, and the future for the bank. Global Finance celebrated the 50th anniversary of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank and a driving force in …

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Central Banker Report Cards 2025: North America

Inflation risks loom in 2026, and central banks have yet to agree on how to respond. Global Finance reveals the 2025 Central Banker Report Cards in North America. CANADA | Tiff Macklem: B+ The Bank of Canada’s (BoC’s) once-predictable monetary policy stance has become less certain over the past 12 …

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Central Banker Report Cards 2025: Middle East

While central banks brace for 2026 inflation, consensus on tackling it is still elusive. Global Finance reveals the 2025 Central Banker Report Cards in the Middle East. BAHRAIN | Khalid Humaidan: B The smallest economy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahrain, remains stable. GDP growth is expected to remain …

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