Financing

The UAE is going ahead and adopting impressive strides in order to reinforce its position as an international hub of the Islamic finance sector with its Shariah-compliant banking sector, which at present accounts for 23% of the overall banking...

2024, in all possibilities, looks to be a landmark year when it comes to banking and finance, marked by major changes as well as transformations. The fact is that the significance of AI is going to be pivotal, getting...

Bullish, the fastest growing regulated, institutional digital assets exchange led by Tom Farley, announced that it has acquired CoinDesk, the integrated media, events and index platform for the future of finance, from Digital Currency Group (DCG). Bullish plans to...

Academics as well as those concerned from the private sector and development finance institutions have gone on to reach a consensus that African countries should make use of the African Continental Free Trade Area- AfCFT and enhance trade within...

The overall implications of integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance - ESG factors into due diligence processes for M&A transactions are not yet fully seen in South Africa or globally. However, the inclusion of ESG factors when it comes to companies'...

Sikich announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Thornhill Financial, LLC, a Cleveland-based accounting firm that provides tax, audit and financial advisory services. "Northeast Ohio is a priority market for Sikich and I'm...

Italian banking company Intesa Sanpaolo has agreed to acquire Romania’s First Bank from the US-based private investment fund JC Flowers and Company for an undisclosed sum. Intesa Sanpaolo has signed a share purchase agreement with JCF Tiger Holdings, the controlling...