Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEUS banks win capital rule reliefGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 20260203 Industry groups estimate that the eight most interconnected global US banks alone have about $1 trillion in combined capital
EconomyIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEJobs dry up in happy FinlandGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 20260203 Finland’s unemployment problem runs deeper than a bad quarter or a shaky global economy
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEMoney moves beyond SWIFT nowGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 20260178 More than $150 trillion of cross-border payments happen every year globally, and most of them go through SWIFT
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEAsia banking talent war returnsGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 202601640 For a couple of years, investment banking in Asia was somewhat muted
TechnologyTop StoriesEnergy costs stall OpenAI’s UK expansionGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 20260920 OpenAI hired former UK Chancellor George Osborne in December to spearhead its global Stargate data centre expansion
TechnologyTop StoriesNorway data centre project in Husnes targets 150MW scaleGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 202601753 Reikna plans to build data centres in Norway using the clean surplus energy available in the country, targeting a 300MW portfolio of multiple sites by
EconomyTop StoriesIMF, Sri Lanka agree on USD 700 million funding dealGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 13, 202601448 The deal comes as the island nation is recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades, which resulted in a foreign debt default in 2022
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesQatar Financial Centre sees 813 new firms in Q1 2026GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 202601433 The Qatar Financial Centre is designed to function within the country and offers a unique business platform for firms that want to set up and
TechnologyTop StoriesTikTok to invest Euro 1 billion in second data centre in FinlandGBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 202601509 TikTok expands its European presence with a second data centre in Finland, boosting local data storage and digital infrastructure investment
MarketsTop StoriesForeign investors pull USD 70.3 billion from emerging marketsGBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2026April 10, 202601086 Outflows from emerging equities, particularly in Asia, drove the losses, although foreign investors also withdrew from fixed income, the report from the Institute of International