Congratulations to the World Finance Sustainability Awards winners Sustainability in 2024 remained both a top priority and an immense global challenge. According to the UN’s Sustainable Development ...

Resilience has once again been the defining quality of the insurance industry. In 2025, firms have contended with everything from the lingering effects of climate-related claims to the growing need ...

Over the past two decades, the number of listed companies has dropped on both sides of the Atlantic. Does this decline merely mirror the evolving nature of the global economy, or is it a sign of ...

A case of money laundering and tax fraud against Princess Cristina of Spain has sparked a heated debate of preferential treatment in a country already inflamed by austerity Princess Cristina of Spain ...

The global banking industry in the past year has operated within an environment of significant complexity. Economic headwinds, high interest rates, persistent inflation, and geopolitical tensions have ...

One way of measuring global policy-makers’ concerns about the unprecedented increase in debt around the world is the number of times the subject is raised at high-level conferences. And it comes up ...

Canada’s Barrick Gold has announced an $18.3bn deal to merge with UK-based Randgold Resources, creating a world-leading gold miner. On September 24, the companies said that under the terms of the ...

For decades, Africa’s growth story was framed around potential. Today, it is increasingly about execution, integration and capital. Zenith Bank’s expansion across the continent reflects a broader ...

Despite a succession of shocks since 2020, the global economy has held up remarkably well – so far. But the margin for error is dwindling. Total global debt is now ...

In the event of economic crisis, a country’s banking system is saved at all costs. When Iceland made the decision to go against the grain and let its banks fail, no one could have predicted the ...

Falling oil prices are having a domino effect on the global energy stocks after dropping between six and seven percent, with European goliaths falling by between six and eight percent and US oil ...

In the Banking Awards 2026, World Finance will once again be putting together the most comprehensive awards in the industry. In a busy and competitive industry, organisations must constantly be ...