China's Overseas Development Finance (CODF) has shifted from large-scale energy and transportation projects to finance-focused lending through local development banks, reducing risks and aligning with sustainable development goals. In 2024, China extended $6.1 billion in loans, with 44% directed to financial intermediaries.

Galderma Group AG announced that Chief Financial Officer Thomas Dittrich will leave in Q2 2026 to pursue another senior executive role, with a successor to be named later. Dittrich’s leadership was instrumental in Galderma’s financial discipline and growth.

Access Bank Ghana and Mastercard have launched AccessU, an age-segmented card initiative to empower Ghanaians aged 13–40 with tailored financial tools, promoting financial literacy and inclusion across three life stages - teens, young professionals, and middle-established professionals.

HM Treasury is set to implement a new digital finance data system to enable real-time sharing of financial and performance data across departments, aiming to modernize spending controls and reduce compliance burdens.

Major Gulf stock markets rose slightly on July 1, 2025, as investors evaluated the potential impact of President Donald Trump's 3.3 trillion tax and spending bill, pending a U.S. Senate vote, amid rising oil prices and trade policy uncertainties.

Morgan Stanley highlights improving earnings revisions breadth as a key driver of the stock market’s recovery, with the S&P 500 projected to reach 6,500 by year-end, fueled by positive analyst estimates, a weaker dollar, and tax incentives.

Indian firms are poised to raise 2.4 billion through IPOs in July 2025, marking the strongest month since December, driven by renewed investor confidence and a robust pipeline including Credila Financial Services and NSDL.

Record Currency Management’s Emerging Market Sustainable Finance (EMSF) Strategy, in partnership with UBS Wealth Management, celebrates its fourth anniversary, achieving +18.7% returns since inception and over 1 billion in AUM, outperforming EM Debt benchmarks with lower volatility.