Financial Updates – Page 20 – Financial Updates

Sahel Trio Launches $895M Regional Bank to Drive Infrastructure & Sovereignty

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have created a ...

The bank will draw roughly 5% of each country...

This initiative follows the three countries’ ...

The bank’s effectiveness will hinge on its go...

European Investment Banks Eye Fee Rebound in 2026 Fueled by PE Exits & IPO Recovery

Global Context/FYI Banking

European investment banking fees have lagged ...

Banks report building deal pipelines as valua...

After a near 20-year low in listings, Europe’...

Persistent macro uncertainty, political risk ...

Standard Bank’s $138M Boost for Safaricom Ethiopia Spawns Digital Opportunity

Global Firms Telecom

Standard Bank has provided a USD 138 million ...

The bank is sole arranger, lender, facility a...

STEP has grown to 10.1 million active custome...

The funding underpins Ethiopia’s broader push...

Investment Bank Revenue Outlook 2025-26: Equities Lead, Advisory Surges, Trading Cools

Global Markets Banking

Global investment bank revenues are projected...

Equities trading is expected to grow ~15% in ...

FICC and advisory/origination are also foreca...

Banks like Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, a...

Strong CIB Performance in 2024-25: How Banks Can Navigate Nonbanks, AI & Digital Assets

Global Context/FYI Banking

Corporate and investment banking remains prof...

Nonbank financial institutions, especially pr...

Agentic AI and digital assets such as stablec...

McKinsey argues CIBs that build lean, scalabl...

Anna Skarbek’s Climateworks Leadership Steers Net-Zero Policy & Sustainable Finance

Global Policy & Regulation Banking

Anna Skarbek leads Climateworks Centre, drawi...

Under her leadership, Climateworks has evolve...

Its work includes net zero pathways, green in...

Skarbek’s appointment as a Member of the Orde...

Mizuho Eyes Boost in US-Japan M&A as Profit Forecasts Point Higher

Global Context/FYI Banking

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara expects U.S. and J...

The Greenhill & Co. acquisition has materiall...

Mizuho raised its full-year net income target...

Strategically, the bank aims to rank among th...

Mizuho’s Greenhill Buyout Powers Japan-US M&A Surge: Strategy, Risks & Opportunity

Global Context/FYI Banking

Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara says the fully int...

Japan’s M&A market is surging in value, with ...

Pro-growth government policies, looming BOJ r...

Mizuho is expanding via targeted acquisitions...

How ESG Is Reshaping Investment Banking: Data, Risks & Strategic Moves

Global Context/FYI Banking

summary”> ESG and climate risks have moved to the core of investment banking valuation, due diligence, and deal structuring. Investment banks increasingly rely on granular climate and ESG datasets, scores, and scenarios to price physical and transition risk. S&P Global is investing in ESG, AI, and private-markets intelligence (including the $1.8B With Intelligence deal) to …

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BBVA CIB Accelerates Sustainable Finance Growth, Eyes Investment Banking Revenue Surge by 2029

Global Firms Banking

Executive Summary BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) is executing a strategy centered on sustainable growth, sector specialization, and global expansion. In 2025 its revenues rose sharply—recording €1.71 billion in Q1 (+36 % YoY) and €3.194 billion in H1 (+28 % YoY)—while its sustainable finance activity climbed substantially, aligned with a new target of €700 …

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