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The View From Belgium: Top Banker Pleads for Caution

Ernest Hemingway’s maxim that bankruptcy arrives gradually “and then suddenly” applies to banks as well: “The proliferation of social media…

1 year ago

IFC: Ukrainian Refugees Access Finance via New Digital Data Corridors

Virtual channels among international financial institutions help refugees verify credit histories and re-establish their careers in host countries As a…

2 years ago

Generali Investments CEE: Leading by Example, with Proximity to Clients and a Firm Sustainability Focus

Generali Investments CEE, the leading investment company in Central and Eastern Europe, draws on its experience to provide funds which…

2 years ago

Generali´s Josef Beneš Takes Decisions with Care Based on a Century of Experience

The chief executive of Generali Investments CEE, Josef Beneš, has held positions in the World Bank and London’s Standard Bank,…

2 years ago

KBC Asset Management with CEO Johan Lema: ‘Everyone Invested’ Strategy Has Taken Belgian Firm to Prominence

Banking and insurance group KBC has a big, sprawling family: 41,000 employees and 12 million clients spread across Belgium, Czechia,…

2 years ago

How Do We Measure Social Impact? UniCredit’s SIB Unit Has an Answer

The social impact finance sector has grown globally in recent years — and it’s expected to accelerate further still, driven…

2 years ago

Building Bridges: Joining Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship

Finance is stepping up to a growing impetus from stakeholders to transform society for the better. Yet, there is a…

3 years ago

Europe: Fig Leaves to Save Spain and Italy

Looking to score without breaking a sweat, European politicians of almost every ideological persuasion often turn on ‘Brussels’, assigning blame…

4 years ago

CFI.co Meets the Group CEO of KBC: Johan Thijs

KBC Group barrelled ahead in the wake of the financial crisis and hasn’t looked back since. What explains your remarkable…

7 years ago

CFI.co Meets the CEO of Hellenic Bank: Bert Pijls

In late 2014, Bert Pijls arrived in Cyprus on a mission to entrench Hellenic Bank as a key player in…

9 years ago