According to the 2024 Allianz Global Insurance Report, “the global insurance industry grew by an estimated 7.5 percent in 2023, therefore achieving the fastest growth in almost two decades, since 2006 ...

There has been a continued growth in digital banking in 2024 spurred on by an increased adoption of fintech solutions, AI and machine learning, digital wallets and cryptocurrencies and regulatory ...

Since time immemorial, alcohol has been a part of the social fabric of human life on earth. The earliest evidence of intentional alcohol production stems back to 7,000BC, from fermented residues found ...

In 2014, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared sleep disorders a “public health epidemic”; two years later, the World Health Organisation released a study, Sleep ...

Building on the momentum of last year’s historic World Cup, Qatar is racing towards an exciting new phase of development. Seeking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, Qatar’s next chapter will put ...

In many ways, 2023 has been a bombshell year for activist investing. In January, US activist short-seller Hindenburg Research sent shockwaves through the business world when it accused India’s Adani ...

As the northernmost city in Sweden, Kiruna is used to seemingly endless winters, short, cold summers, and relative isolation in the vast expanse of Swedish Lapland. Its population, just shy of 20,000, ...

It used to be the case that the sole focus for most investors was making a profit. Following this, it became fashionable to worry about things like negative externalities, such as the impact companies ...

With global economic uncertainty persisting in 2024, it has been a challenging year in the Forex industry. World Finance presents its awards for those who have led the way during a year characterised ...

The world is on the verge of Disease X pandemic outbreak. Yes, the sound of it may pass as the stuff that can only be found in science-fiction blockbuster movies or bestseller novels. It also has the ...

Standing in the middle of Verkor’s headquarters in Grenoble, Olivier Dufour, the firm’s co-founder, delineates his vision for the future of Europe’s green economy. “Batteries replace oil – it is ...

On April 22, Nathanaël Benjamin was in an ominous mood regarding the state of the private equity (PE) market. In a speech delivered at a Bloomberg event, the Bank of England (BoE) Executive Director ...