Central Banks And Sovereign Funds Grow Crypto Reserves
Capital markets have seen a dramatic rise in the valuation of digital currencies over the last couple of months. The results of the US elections have amplified the surge as President-elect Donald Trump has consistently expressed pro-crypto policies and lax regulatory framework views. Bitcoin (BTC), for example, the world’s leading alternative cryptocurrency, More...
CFO Corner With Thryv Holdings’ Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse is CFO and treasurer of Thryv Holdings, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company that provides a small-business software platform to clients who seek to reach more customers, stay organized, get paid faster, and More...
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: Global, Regional And Country Winners
Amid consistently high geopolitical tensions, a shifting interest rate environment in developed and developing economies, and the increasing threat of tariffs impacting global trade, one thing is sure: Top-level More...
Regulatory Reset At SEC, FTC
Paul Atkins is Donald Trump’s choice to be the next chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission when Gary Gensler steps down. The conservative Republican previously served as SEC commissioner from 2002 More...
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: FX Tech Global Winners
Comprehensive FX management integrates tools, analytics, and AI to mitigate currency risks. A comprehensive foreign exchange (FX) exposure management strategy combines tools and techniques to identify, measure, More...
Sanjay Malhotra Takes Charge As RBI Governor
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has had 25 governors to date. Notably, 14 of these governors were civil servants. In recent years, governments have increasingly preferred to appoint civil servants over professional More...
Syria’s Finance Minister: Country Ready For Return To Normalcy
Some have greatness thrust upon them. Syria and its well-wishers worldwide hope that acting finance minister Riad Abd El Raouf will enter those ranks in the coming months. Raouf, 49, cuts a lonely figure as the More...
South Korea: From Prosecutor To President To Pariah
Last month, amid a series of mounting economic and political crises, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a martial law decree—the first in more than 40 years. Yoon claimed that it was necessary to “eradicate More...
Tariffs And Consequences
VOL. 39 NO. 1 Our cover story this month focuses primarily on tariffs and their far-reaching consequences. It also explores the potential for a chain reaction across several global regions that could affect More...
EU And Mercosur Agree On Trade Partnership
The European Union and four Mercosur Countries—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay—have agreed to a bilateral trade deal in principle. Following 25 years of negotiation, the agreement creates a free-trade More...
