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European CFOs must adjust as the region’s biggest pension buyer of long-dated debt cuts back. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. The Netherlands pension system is beginning to reduce one of Europe’s most reliable sources of demand for long-dated debt as a broad regulatory shift changes how Dutch pension funds manage their assets and liabilities.

Accession talks accelerate in Brussels as Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro push for faster integration into the EU. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. On July 14, the European Union took its most consequential step toward enlargement in two decades by holding four separate accession conferences in a single day and advancing membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro.

Global Finance magazine has released the names of central bank governors who earned the highest grades, “A+”, “A” or “A-”, in the Central Banker Report Cards 2026. The full Central Banker Report Cards 2026 grade list will appear in Global Finance’s October print and digital editions, and online at GFMag.com.

August employment report brings mixed blessings for the U.S. economy. U.S. employers added a robust 162,000 jobs in August, signaling an employment rebound, even as finance-sector jobs declined, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Employment Situation Summary. The sectors with the most job growth were leisure/hospitality (62,000 jobs), government (35,000 jobs), private education/health services (29,000 jobs), and construction (22,000 jobs).

Global Finance is proud to present the winners of the 19th annual Stars of China Awards, honoring the best Chinese banks, fintech companies, asset management firms, and enterprises serving China and the world. The Stars of China Awards are the preeminent evaluation of financial institutions and other organizations in China by international media, and they recognize institutions that excel in serving China in harmony with the nation’s goals and objectives.

America is betting on stablecoins while other nations favor safer digital currencies. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. CFOs and corporate treasurers face a dilemma when selecting which digital currencies to use. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are backed by the issuing central bank’s balance sheet and the full faith and credit of the bank’s national government.

This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Jean-Christophe Laloux, EIF The European Investment Fund (EIF) has appointed Jean-Christophe Laloux as its next CEO, effective Jan 1. He will succeed Marjut Falkstedt, who plans to retire. Laloux currently leads the European Investment Bank’s lending and advisory operations in the EU and has spent more than two decades at the EIB.

Revolut gets an OCC thumbs up to launch a US bank, but lending ambitions are another issue. Technically, financial technology company Revolut is already a bank across several regions—it holds licenses in the U.K., France, Mexico and Australia. Now, in the U.S. market, it is one step closer to bankhood. The London-based startup announced Thursday that it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national bank charter.

Responding to Trump’s tariff barrage, Canada pivots from continental nostalgia to global dealmaking. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Following President Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024, something extraordinary occurred, not seen since the War of 1812. The president not only took aim at Canada as a potential annexation target, but also breached his own USMCA trade deal by imposing punitive tariffs on the country to the north (among many others).

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