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Yoweri Museveni likes to profile himself as Africa’s biggest proponent of value addition. According to the Ugandan president, in power 39 years, Africa has for decades allowed itself to be “robbed” by exporting raw materials, particularly minerals and other commodities, to developed economies that then reap the higher margins further …

Yoweri Museveni likes to profile himself as Africa’s biggest proponent of value addition. According to the Ugandan president, in power 39 years, Africa has for decades allowed itself to be “robbed” by exporting raw materials, particularly minerals and other commodities, to developed economies that then reap the higher margins further …

ASEAN looks to international cooperation as China and the Gulf states join its summit for the first time. Participation of China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the May 2025 summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was a milestone for ASEAN. The event marked the first …

Expanding economies and bank regulatory hurdles prompt emerging-market companies to tap the private credit market. Shapoorji Pallonji Group, an Indian construction company, made its mark in financial history in May, when it took down a $3.4 billion private credit facility, shattering records for the world’s fastestgrowing big economy. Lenders included …

Trade, tariff, and interest rate uncertainties are making effective cash management critical, rendering treasury’s role more vital than ever. Cash management may be the defining treasury priority of 2025, as CFOs reassess their exposure to tariff regimes, interest rate shifts, and geopolitical volatility, placing liquidity firmly at the center of …

On Aug. 25, China Evergrande Group was delisted from Hong Kong’s stock exchange. Earlier in the month, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing notified the world’s most indebted property developer that its listing would be cancelled for failure “to fulfill any of the requirements” to resume trading, Evergrande said in a …

Eli Lilly is making waves in the corporate debt market with a $6.75 billion multi-tranche bond sale that includes a rare 40-year note: an unusual move for a pharmaceutical company. Most corporate bonds mature in five to 30 years. Analysts say the deal, which went to market last month, furnishes …

Home Transaction Banking Treasury’s Strategic Role in M&A: From Deal Support To Strategic Integration Treasury is assuming a larger role in making M&A deals successful, demanding a more proactive and strategically integrated organization. Mergers and acquisitions pose unique challenges for the treasury department. A successful integration requires proactive management of …

One wedding, one divorce. That’s how American group Keurig Dr. Pepper pitched to Wall Street its €15.7 billion (about $18 billion) takeover of Dutch coffee giant JDE Peet’s. When CEO Tim Cofer announced the deal in August, he barely paused before revealing his next move: a plan to split the …

Peter Thiel is doubling down on crypto in public markets. His backing of Bullish, the Cayman Islands-based digitalasset platform led by former New York Stock Exchange President Tom Farley, helped the company complete a $1.15 billion IPO last month, mostly settled in stablecoins on the Solana network: a US first. …