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Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Shareholder activism may cut US corporate bonuses

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UNITED STATES

A recent report indicates that there has been an increase in shareholder activism in the first third of 2015. For example, activists have become the largest shareholder in…

West African cocoa farmers face price disappointment

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WEST AFRICA

However, with COVID-19-related disruptions weakening chocolate demand, and expectations for another tumble in cocoa’s world market price, the Ivorian Coffee and Cocoa Board (CCC…

Successful Aramco sale may squeeze Saudi finances

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SAUDI ARABIA

The initial public offering (IPO) of a 1.5% stake in Saudi Aramco on December 6 reached the top end of the recommended price range, giving the company a relatively high valuation…

China cracks down on its financial sector

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CHINA

The authorities have also pressured many financial entities into cutting pay and benefits and carried out broad reforms of financial regulators. These moves may be part of…

Egypt's e-commerce will grow, albeit slower than hoped

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EGYPT

Egyptian e-commerce.

BNDES reform may shake up financing in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Reform of the National Development Bank.

Corporate risk management will include social media

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INT

Like public companies that became 'meme stocks' over the past two years, banks are learning that social media is now a matter of risk management more than marketing. Few but the…

Past reforms will aid banks amid the COVID-19 crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Confidence among policymakers and investors that the US and UK banking systems will be resilient to the severe global recession is not idle optimism from the Fed or the Bank of…

France HSBC move may signal more European enforcement

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EUROPE/US

The French case may mark a turning point, when European prosecutors start to follow through in pursuit of bank misdeeds, rather than allowing banks to escape liability by paying…