EconomyIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEOld debt, new problems for GreeceGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 20260657 While headline NPL ratios are now low enough to place Greece closer to European averages, this does not mean that the shadow of unresolved private
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEJPMorgan launches ADI for SMEsGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 15, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 15, 20260513 JPMorgan intends to provide nearly $80 billion in lending to small businesses over the next 10 years
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2026MAGAZINEUS banks win capital rule reliefGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2026April 16, 20260498 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, 20260579 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, 202601086 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, 202602449 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, 202601263 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, 202602299 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, 202601871 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, 202602504 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