Standard Chartered has launched a new ESG-Linked Cash Account for corporate banking clients that rewards them for meeting targets tied to environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities. “Through continued engagement, we know that many sustainability-focused clients are seeking to balance environmental and social impact alongside financial returns. As such, they are looking for ways to … Read more
Klarna Group, Europe’s leading payment solutions disrupter, is exploring a secondary share sale ahead of its 2025 initial public offering in the US. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Softbank, the 19-year-old company is currently in talks with investors to assess the level of interest; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are reportedly advising. Stockholm-based Klarna … Read more
After a half-century in which it embraced a doctrine of free trade, the industrialized West seems to be moving in the opposite direction: rolling out an expanding list of new tariffs on imports and placing increased reliance on industrial policy to promote domestic industries. In the US, with both parties in this November’s presidential election … Read more
After a bailout pulls Egypt back from the brink, new foreign investment and robust local banks sector suggest a return to growth. Last fall, as conflict erupted in Gaza, Egypt’s economy, already weakened by the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic, teetered on the brink of collapse. By early 2024, the Arab world’s largest country … Read more
by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about curriculum, too–a more subversive concept constantly at play throughout education is tone. As an ‘English’ teacher, I always explained tone to students as a kind of ‘attitude’ that can be expressed in a variety of … Read more
We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. Good news, drivers: Gas prices have a shot at dipping below $3 for the first time in years. The national average for a gallon of … Read more
Global Finance’s sixth annual list of the world’s best innovation labs highlights the power of collaboration. In Brazil, the Pix payment system lets people, corporations, and governments transfer and accept funds instantly, 24 hours a day—even when banks are closed. Released in late 2020 by the Banco Central Do Brasil, Pix has been lauded for … Read more
Why would a successful and dominant telecom group, with a strong footprint in fast-growing Asian and African markets, want to venture into a mature, low-growth market like the UK? That’s the question analysts were asking after Bharti Enterprises, the company that controls Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecommunications company, announced a binding agreement to acquire a … Read more
Spotlight reading works best when done every week and for the entire school year. “The kids get into routines and thinking, seeing and responding,” Smith said. According to him, after the first few spotlight readings, students know exactly what to do when they enter the classroom and see a quote on the board. Spotlight reading … Read more
Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has set its sights on Seven & i wHoldings, the Tokyo-based parent company of 7-Eleven. If the deal goes through—ACT submitted an offer to buy all outstanding shares of Seven & i last month—it will mark a significant step into Japan’s retail market by a foreign firm, but … Read more