Leading The Next Cycle: NSE’s Trust-First Agenda For India’s Capital Markets

NSE frames its leadership agenda around a single, organising idea: India’s capital markets must scale without losing stability, fairness, or public trust. With participation accelerating and market infrastructure carrying ever-greater national importance, the exchange’s priorities are presented as aligned with

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Blackstone’s Data Centre Push: When Private Capital Opens The AI Rails To Public Investors

As the AI boom shifts from model-building to infrastructure-building, data centres have become the new industrial real estate. Blackstone’s reported move to launch a publicly traded REIT focused on stabilised, leased facilities could give retail investors a direct line into

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Can Google Escape Nvidia’s Gravity?

If Gemini’s training run proves anything, it is that Google’s in-house silicon is no longer a science project. The bigger question for markets is whether TPUs can bend the economics of AI at scale—and, in doing so, redraw the cloud

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Barrow Hanley: Insights from a Global Value Investing Leader

Cory Martin, CEO of Barrow Hanley Global Investors, reflects on the firm’s growth, its value investing philosophy, and how technology and ESG considerations are shaping the future of asset management. Cory Martin’s Journey at Barrow Hanley For the second consecutive

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Central African Republic: President Touadéra Unveils Vision for Prosperity at Chatham House

In a compelling address at London’s Chatham House on 17 September 2025, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR) outlined an ambitious roadmap for his nation’s future. Speaking to an audience of policymakers, investors, and international experts, President

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Patient Capital for Industrial Growth: Inside Aurora Growth Capital’s Investment Approach

Aurora Growth Capital, formerly known as NB Aurora, has built a reputation for offering patient capital to Italian SMEs, taking both majority and active minority stakes with an unusually long-term perspective. This flexible, partnership-first approach allows the firm to foster

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Natia Turnava’s Appointment as Governor of Georgia’s Central Bank: A Strategic Play for Stability and Investor Confidence

Georgia’s recent appointment of Natia Turnava as Governor of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) signals a clear commitment to policy continuity and financial stability. A seasoned economist with extensive experience in both government and the private sector, Turnava steps

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Johan Thijs: Steering KBC to Continued Success

Johan Thijs, CEO of KBC Group, is one of Europe’s most successful corporate leaders. Under his guidance, the group has flourished as a top player in banking and insurance, all while remaining firmly rooted in his values-driven leadership. A Transformative

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Small is Beautiful in Banking: Little US Institutions Form a Financial Backbone

Yerbol Orynbayev, former Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and World Bank governor, reports for CFI.co on the American banking sector. In the US, there are some 4,001 community banks and 134 regional ones. The majority of the country’s banking system

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Supporting African Businesses: A Focus on Sustainability and Close Customer Relationships

The Access Bank UK Ltd is making significant strides with its international expansion – and there are good reasons for that… The Access Bank UK Ltd provides trade finance, commercial banking, private banking and asset management products and services for

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