Bahrain’s economy expanded by 2.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 at constant prices, supported by a 3.5% rise in non-oil activity. The kingdom's Information & eGovernment Authority said the GDP grew by 2.3% at current prices during the...
UK green hydrogen technology firm GeoPura has secured a £27m green loan to finance a production project and the establishment of its Danish subsidiary. The loan package from Barclays and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) will be...
Surety sits at the intersection of banking and insurance, and has long been used to back the performance of a contract. But the product, which works similarly to a bank guarantee, has to date not been widely adopted in...
ECM underwriting fees and M&A advisory fees have more than doubled. Singapore recorded an estimated $683m worth of investment banking fees in the first nine months of 2025, a 31.5% increase compared to the same period a year earlier, according...
Mizuho will collaborate with State Street for global custody and related services. State Street Corporation has completed the transfer of Mizuho Financial Group’s global custody and related businesses outside of Japan, representing approximately US$850b in assets under custody and US$24b...
OxyChem is set to be Berkshire’s largest acquisition since it took over the insurer Alleghany in 2022. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical business for about US$9.7 billion in cash. The deal is the latest...
Chainlink launched a groundbreaking technical solution that enables financial institutions worldwide to manage tokenised fund workflows directly through their existing Swift messaging infrastructure at Sibos Frankfurt. This announcement includes plans for a production rollout of SWIFT’s integration with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain...
Today, global trade faces high volatility and regulatory scrutiny. To help institutions navigate these challenges, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Trade Register serves as the foundation of risk assessment. With over a decade of aggregated data spanning $25.7...
A combination of greater clarity on trade tariffs and growth in global stock markets, has seen the net assets of European investment funds rise above €24 trillion. Figures for July 2025 provided by the European Fund and Asset Management Association...
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have landed leading roles in the largest leveraged buyout ever, as Electronic Arts agreed to a $55bn sale to a consortium led by Silver Lake. Goldman is serving as adviser to EA, while JPMorgan is...
