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A quarterly magazine written for the members of LIBF looking at financial services, economics, fintech, financial advice, trade finance, regulation and careers with guest columns from leading commentators.
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The February 2025 issue of "Financial World" focuses on fintech: financialworld.libf.ac.uk

Will crypto trump the CBDC?

What will agentic AI mean for financial services?

What does your smartphone know about you and who does it tell?

#AI #ML #bigtech #tech #data #financialservices #regulation
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Battery giant CATL remains in talks with Spain’s government over a plan to have 2,000 Chinese engineers, technicians and managers work on establishing a €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) manufacturing plant in Zaragoza
CATL Still Wants Spain to Allow 2,000 Chinese Workers For Battery Plant
Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. remains in talks with Spain’s government over a plan to have 2,000 Chinese engineers, technicians and managers work on establishing a €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) manufacturing plant in Zaragoza, according to a company executive.
bloom.bg
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

#trade #tradewar #inflation #Food #tariffs #US #policy
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
US corporate bankruptcies set to hit 15-year high amid credit jitters, S&P data shows

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

#bankruptcy #credit #debt #US #growth #investment #employment #interestrates #inflation #trade #tradewar
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November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch reut.rs/4r0VsKn
Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch
Sales of iPhones in China rose 22% from year-earlier levels in the first month after the iPhone 17 series launched, even as the broader market softened, a private survey showed on Friday.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime reut.rs/4oFukix
Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime
Greece has arrested a 38-year-old man as part of a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime, during which authorities dismantled malware infrastructure that has infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, police said.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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CVC passes realisations target, re-affirms earnings goal reut.rs/47FcXZd
CVC passes realisations target, re-affirms earnings goal
CVC Capital Partners , one of the world's largest private equity managers, on Friday reported realisations which were above the guidance it set earlier in the year.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Oil tanker veers toward Iran after small-boat approach, British maritime agency says reut.rs/47USL4x
Oil tanker veers toward Iran after small-boat approach, British maritime agency says
A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker sailing from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore made a sudden course change and was heading toward Iranian territorial waters, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Friday.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires reut.rs/3XzpUxD
Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires
Photo essay: See here
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Exclusive: China’s securities regulatory chief seeks approval to step down, sources say reut.rs/3Xr1sOZ
Exclusive: China’s securities regulatory chief seeks approval to step down, sources say
China's securities watchdog chief, Wu Qing, has sought approval to step down, people with knowledge of the matter said, in what would be an abrupt and unexpected exit for a regulatory head brought in last year to stabilise the country’s stock markets.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Hapag-Lloyd's nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists reut.rs/3WTWlqy
Hapag-Lloyd's nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists
German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a 50% drop in nine-month net profit to 846 million euros ($986.6 million) and lowered the top end of its full-year earnings outlook, citing market volatility and rising costs.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
As Consumer Bureau’s Cash Dwindles, Trump Administration Declares Its Funding Illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...

#CFPB #regulation #financialservices #policy #US
As Consumer Bureau’s Cash Dwindles, Trump Administration Declares Its Funding Illegal
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November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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The government that once curbed childbirth is now struggling to persuade its citizens to have more children.
China Enforced Strict Population Controls for Decades. Encouraging Births Is Far Harder
A Chinese steel city has doubled down on pro-natalist policies in search of an elusive baby bump.
bloom.bg
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Mexiko hat gestern ein Klimaziel für 2035 vorgelegt, das von Fachleuten als wirklich ambitioniert bewertet wird #COP30
www.wri.org/news/stateme...
STATEMENT: Mexico Announces Strong New Climate Commitment
Mexico has officially approved and presented its new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) at COP30. The plan marks a milestone in the country’s climate policy, introducing for the first time an ab...
www.wri.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
DBS and Ant International Enhance Strategic Partnership to Scale Innovative Cross-Border Payment and Fintech Solutions to Drive Inclusive Growth

www.morningstar.com/news/busines...

#payments #crossborder #Singapore #china #fintech #tech #financialservices
DBS and Ant International Enhance Strategic Partnership to Scale Innovative Cross-Border Payment and Fintech Solutions to Drive Inclusive Growth
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM