A Rare Bird Flutters into SME World Flourishing in Nigeria: ‘Win-Win’ Financing Options

Jaiz Bank Ltd has taken tiny operations to thriving businesses with its innovative Shariah banking model. The Nigerian financial sector’s long-standing need for an alternative banking model has finally been met. Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s first Islamic bank was founded

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N Justin Chinyanta: A Pan-African Plan Hatched Back in 1992, with a Dream

The Loita Group chair and co-founder had a clear ambition in mind from the word go… N Justin Chinyanta, chair and co-founder of the Loita Group, set the foundations of the group in place back in 1992 with the aim

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Swiss Can’t Miss with an Attitude like This — CEO’s Dedication Shines Through

Commercial property sector’s many facets polished to a lasting shine by PSP Swiss Property’s chief executive. PSP Swiss Property is a major player in Switzerland’s commercial property market, with offices and buildings from Zurich to Geneva — and a portfolio

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Modern ‘Alchemy’: No Spells and Incantations, Just a Focus on Integrity — and Excellence

CFI.co in conversation with Emad Shahin, investment director at Ethra Invest… Investment and private equity are facets of the financial universe that call for an understanding of a sort of modern alchemy: creating value through strategic investment in diverse industries.

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Navigating the Future: Calculo’s Journey in Complex World of Commodity Trading

The challenges, requirements, and joys of the sector keep Calculo Capital’s CEO focused… In the rapidly evolving landscape of commodity trading, Danish firm Calculo Capital, under the leadership of chief executive Philip Engel Carlsson, has charted its own course. Its

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The CEO’s message is explicit: True passion is a prerequisite for success in this sector

CFI.co in conversation with PHILIP ENGEL CARLSSON, CEO of alternative fund-management firm Calculo Capital… Philip Engel Carlsson’s journey into the world of commodities was serendipitous, if not entirely accidental. Despite the unusual path to discovering his professional passion and raison

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A Merger that Sparked a Revolution in India’s Modern Banking Universe

Despite its twists and turns, the harmonious merger between a fintech NBFC and an Infrastructure Bank turned into a massive success and an enduring example for future such mergers. India’s IDFC FIRST Bank started out with a vision: to build

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SegurCaixa Adeslas Emphasises Value Creation as a Way to Endure Its Sustainable Growth Strategy

The Spanish insurance company stands out for the digitalization of its proceses that allows it to offer more accesible, personalised and convenient services. Throughout the world, the insurance industry responds to today’s major societal challenges, providing a tool to counteract

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Dollar Strains — Our Currency, Your Problem: Specialised Investment Research and Analysis from PGM Global Inc.

Unlike their DM counterparts, EM central banks have started to cut rates, in some cases aggressively, to offset weakening growth amid high inflation. The rate cuts and the weaker global growth outlook have hurt EM equities and local currency bonds.

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Belarusian Entrepreneur Denis Primakov Is Developing an Efficient System for Transporting Perishable Products

Despite the fact that the transportation of goods by car in the United States has always been and still is a leader among other modes of logistics, there are a lot of problems in this sphere, especially related to the

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