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World’s Best SME Banks 2025: Regional Winners

Global Finance

million in pretax profits in 2023, and a presence in 20 markets on the continent and four global centers—empowering SMEs means fueling Africa’s economic development. Additional bank offerings include Programa Preserva, a workshop-based program that promotes economic security through saving. For UBA—boasting $20 billion in assets, $454.2

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Data Update 5 for 2025: It's a small world, after all!

Musings on Markets

The logical step in looking across countries is measuring risk in countries, and bringing that risk into your analysis, by incorporating that risk by demanding higher expected returns in riskier countries. The answers, to you, may seem obvious, but I find it useful to organize the obvious into buckets for analysis.

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Freight in Flux: Regional Contrasts Shape the U.S. Trucking Landscape

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

Southwest: Severe winter storms, especially in Texas, and weak manufacturing activity were major contributors. Midwest: Shipments fell due to lower volumes from Canada, harsh winter weather, reduced manufacturing, and a 30% drop in housing starts. truck freight market.

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A New Reality For Supplier Risk Management

PYMNTS

According to Lori Frank, president and CEO of Argos Risk , COVID-19 is the black swan event for supplier relationship management and supply chain risk analysis. Frank offered the example of one woodworking business that has suddenly shifted into a face shield manufacturer. ” A Dramatic Shift. ”

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Reframing financial uncertainty with data and AI

Future CFO

You need constant monitoring of your economic outlook because then you can adjust your risk management strategy that will help you mitigate third-party risks." I think what’s important is to find out what data is out there to augment your data analysis," Kesuma added. Now, it is not possible. This will be a game changer.

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FAIR, National Institute of Standards and Technology Come Together To Publish New Resource

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The FAIR Institute , a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. According to FAIR, joint users of both standards include large enterprises in financial services, health care and manufacturing, as well as government agencies.

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Turning Currency Volatility Into A Global FX Strategy

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According to Frey, the current economic climate is particularly affected by sudden policy shifts that may not necessarily be rooted in sound economic fundamentals. This can expose companies to risk, explained Frey — even firms that may assume they are immune to currency fluctuations.