Yearly Archives: 2025

World’s Best SME Bank 2025: BTG Pactual Empresas

[ad_1] Global Finance has revealed its pick for World’s Best SME Bank 2025. This year the award goes to BTG Pactual Empresas. Roberto Sallouti, CEO BTG Pactual Empresas boasts an SME lending portfolio that reached R$22.1 billion (approximately $3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, its SME credit book …

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Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation

[ad_1] LangChain raised $125 million at a $1.25 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. TechCrunch reported in July that the provider of a popular open source framework for building AI agents was raising fresh funds at a valuation of at least $1 billion. The deal was led by IVP, …

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Best Emerging Markets Bank & Best Private Bank 2025

[ad_1] Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best Emerging Markets and Best Private Bank 2025: J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan has been recognised with two global awards in the 2025 Best Bank Awards – World’s Best Emerging Markets Bank and World’s Best Private Bank. Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO World’s Best Emerging …

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Breaking: Northern Governor Signs Law Creating 13 New Emirates

[ad_1] Governor Bala Mohammed has signed into law the Chieftaincy Appointment and Deposition Law The newly signed law provides for the creation of 13 new emirates and over 111 district heads across Bauchi State The governor told the security agencies to take action against politicizing or undermining the implementation of …

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World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank 2025: UBS

[ad_1] Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank 2025: UBS Global Finance has revealed its pick for World’s Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank for 2025. This year the award goes to UBS. Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO Upon completing its megamerger with Credit Suisse in May 2024, UBS …

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GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal

[ad_1] General Motors is ending production of electric vehicles at one of its plants in Canada. Photo: Jorge Uzon / AFP/FileSource: AFP General Motors said Tuesday it was ending production of an electric vehicle at a plant in Canada, a further blow to the country’s auto sector tied to President …

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