The Islamic Development Bank’s largest sustainable Sukuk issuance and its largest every US dollar denominated funding ignites the Islamic finance market across the GCC region where a shift towards Shariah-compliant instruments is accelerating.

A new digital-first bank for the mass-affluent, Monument has hired an impressive list of industry veterans and hopes to corner what it sees as an underserved demographic. 

The aerospace industry was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with the entire business model becoming near unviable in a matter of days. Almost a year later and there still seems to be no clear route out for the industry.

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities became the first company to list on the London Stock Exchange this year with more likely to follow close behind, but investors have shown themselves to be hesitant to pump in the upper amounts hoped for by new listings.

The Brexit deal has posed challenges for London-based financial services firms, which look set to lose some of their EU business as a result. 

The coronavirus pandemic sent entire industries spiralling last year as lockdowns made revenues vanish overnight. Venture capitalists saw an opportunity, and deal value in the sector hit a new annual record according to new data.

The London Stock Exchange has contracted Julia Hoggett to be its chief executive officer, taking over from interim boss Denzil Jenkins.

The coronavirus pandemic sparked an unprecedented monetary response from major central banks, and credit market participants think that this could lead to a bumper year for emerging market bond issuance in 2021. 

The Romanian sovereign has hit international bond markets three times this year to raise more than €12bn-equivalent, and there has been renewed M&A interest from international companies looking at the country’s corporate sector. However, analysts are still warning that it will take until at least 2022 for GDP to return to pre coronavirus pandemic levels.

The UK is set to sever its existing ties with the European Union at the end of this year, and with no deal finalised, financial markets are still scrabbling to try and work out what the fallout might be.

The industry offers good working conditions for employees, but struggles with cultural diversity, according to the 2020 D&I Index.

The payments industry veteran will spearhead the company’s European growth, at a time of fast-evolving customer expectations.