Banking
Spain: Post-Pandemic Champion
Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe, thanks to tourism, immigration, and a budding pharma sector. But tariff threats and structural challenges loom.
Author: Tiziana Barghini
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Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Rouven Bergmann, Dassault Systèmes
Rouven Bergmann has been CFO of Dassault Systèmes since January 2022. A software company, Dassault Systemes is also active in CAC 40 Index of blue-chip French stocks. It is a unit of the Dassault Group, which has holdings in aeronautics, high tech, digital, and communications.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Ron Bain, Vaalco Energy
Ron Bain is CFO of Vaalco Energy, a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company with a strong presence in Africa and Canada. Founded in 1985, Vaalco is dual-listed on the New York and London stock exchanges.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner With SCHOTT Pharma’s Almuth Steinkühler
Global Finance: What has been the biggest challenge of your tenure as financial head of SCHOTT Pharma, given its new...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Wind Shifts For Energy: Q&A With Marcia Hook And Ty’Meka Reeves-Sobers Of Clifford Chance
Global Finance: How has the outlook for the energy industry shifted under the new US administration? Marcia Hook: Under the...
Technology
The Space Boom Is Here
Falling costs, private investment, and new business opportunities are fueling a rapidly expanding space economy poised for major growth. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner: Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet, OSE Immunotherapeutics
Since 2016, Anne-Laure Autret-Cornet has been the CFO of OSE Immunotherapeutics, a biotech dedicated to immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation. The Nantes,...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner: Boudewijn Van Schaïk Of Avantium
Since January 2023, Boudewijn van Schaïk has been CFO of Amsterdam-based Avantium. Listed on Euronext, the chemicals company develops and...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bracing For A Tariff War
With a second Trump administration starting up, 2025 may bring escalating tariffs, retaliatory trade measures, and a rearranging of the...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner With Thryv Holdings’ Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse is CFO and treasurer of Thryv Holdings, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company that provides a small-business software platform to...
Technology
After US Election, Bluesky Sees Surge Of New Users
Bluesky is rapidly gaining traction, as disillusioned users leave X (formerly Twitter). Initially funded by Twitter and launched as an...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Unprecedented Political Risk: Q&A With Verisk Maplecroft’s Jimena Blanco
Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, spoke with Global Finance about escalating political risks just days after Republicans swept...