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18
May
2022

Decrypting crypto: institutional adoption of digital assets has the potential to remake finance
Few financial innovations have caught the public imagination like cryptocurrencies. When Bitcoin was born out of the...
Few financial innovations have caught the public imagination like cryptocurrencies. When Bitcoin was born out of the...
Expert views
Few financial innovations have caught the public imagination like cryptocurrencies. When Bitcoin was born out of the turmoil of the global financial crisis in 2009 it seemed rather mundane: an electronic peer-to-peer cash system, launched via an academic white paper by an anonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto. Its price was $0.
Decrypting crypto: institutional adoption of digital assets has the potential to remake finance 15
May
2022

"2050 Investors": tune in to a megatrend
Discover the podcast that provides insightful analyses of current trends that affect the economy, the planet, markets...
Discover the podcast that provides insightful analyses of current trends that affect the economy, the planet, markets...
11
May
2022

How net zero aviation is preparing for take-off
Talk about headwinds: the paradox of the aviation sector is that few industries have worked so hard to reduce their...
Talk about headwinds: the paradox of the aviation sector is that few industries have worked so hard to reduce their...
Expert views
Talk about headwinds: the paradox of the aviation sector is that few industries have worked so hard to reduce their environmental impact and yet have so much left to do.
How net zero aviation is preparing for take-off13
Apr
2022

Cash management as a catalyst for China’s green development
Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation...
Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation...
Expert views
Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation agenda
Cash management as a catalyst for China’s green development23
Mar
2022

Insurers and global warming: time for a new business model
Natural catastrophes caused $190 billion of economic damage worldwide in 2020 , a sum that has risen a staggering...
Natural catastrophes caused $190 billion of economic damage worldwide in 2020 , a sum that has risen a staggering...
Expert views
Natural catastrophes caused $190 billion of economic damage worldwide in 2020 , a sum that has risen a staggering 20-fold over the past 50 years.
Insurers and global warming: time for a new business model14
Mar
2022

Inching towards a green hydrogen economy
With hydrogen central to governments’ plans for decarbonisation by 2050, there is plentiful capital available for...
With hydrogen central to governments’ plans for decarbonisation by 2050, there is plentiful capital available for...
Expert views
With hydrogen central to governments’ plans for decarbonisation by 2050, there is plentiful capital available for commercially viable projects.
Inching towards a green hydrogen economy17
Feb
2022

Funding India’s net-zero charge
India’s energy transition will require the full support of the public and private sectors – and billions of dollars in...
India’s energy transition will require the full support of the public and private sectors – and billions of dollars in...
Expert views
India’s energy transition will require the full support of the public and private sectors – and billions of dollars in investment. With the right frameworks now in place, India has momentum on its side.
Funding India’s net-zero charge08
Feb
2022

Three convictions about financial inclusion
In 2021, I had a few opportunities to speak in the press about financial inclusion, a topic that is important to me and...
In 2021, I had a few opportunities to speak in the press about financial inclusion, a topic that is important to me and...
Transaction Banking
In 2021, I had a few opportunities to speak in the press about financial inclusion, a topic that is important to me and that I would like to come back to by sharing three major convictions:
Three convictions about financial inclusion02
Feb
2022

How a European bank’s unique expertise can help advance the massive US infrastructure agenda
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure bill) that was signed into law on November 15th,...
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure bill) that was signed into law on November 15th,...
Infrastructure
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure bill) that was signed into law on November 15th, 2021, is intended to “make long overdue improvements for our nation’s ports, airports, rail, and roads, and grow the economy sustainably.” For Societe Generale, the approval of this massive agenda means a once in a lifetime opportunity to put...
How a European bank’s unique expertise can help advance the massive US infrastructure agenda24
Jan
2022

Export credit’s urgent role as a catalyst for decarbonisation and social good
By Cécile Camilli, Global Head of Development & Structured Export Finance
By Cécile Camilli, Global Head of Development & Structured Export Finance
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By Cécile Camilli, Global Head of Development & Structured Export Finance
Export credit’s urgent role as a catalyst for decarbonisation and social good 24
Jan
2022

Facilitating a lower-emissions economy in Southeast Asia
The shift to cleaner technologies is an opportunity for countries and companies in Southeast Asia to work together to...
The shift to cleaner technologies is an opportunity for countries and companies in Southeast Asia to work together to...
Expert views
The shift to cleaner technologies is an opportunity for countries and companies in Southeast Asia to work together to deliver a positive impact for the entire region.
Facilitating a lower-emissions economy in Southeast Asia19
Jan
2022

Investing in China: short-term cycles, long-term potential
Is China still a good place in which to invest? This is a question that many multinational companies and foreign...
Is China still a good place in which to invest? This is a question that many multinational companies and foreign...
Expert views
Is China still a good place in which to invest? This is a question that many multinational companies and foreign portfolio investors have been asking themselves during the past couple of years.
Investing in China: short-term cycles, long-term potential13
Jan
2022

After a boom year in 2021, what’s in store for the equity capital markets in 2022?
David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, looks back at a fascinating year in Equity...
David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, looks back at a fascinating year in Equity...
Expert views
David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, looks back at a fascinating year in Equity new issue markets in 2021, and offers his thoughts on what we might expect in 2022.
After a boom year in 2021, what’s in store for the equity capital markets in 2022?08
Dec
2021

Seizing opportunities in the coveted and evolving Japanese commercial real estate market
Tokyo and Japan’s regional cities are among the most promising markets in Asia and international investors are once...
Tokyo and Japan’s regional cities are among the most promising markets in Asia and international investors are once...
Japan
Tokyo and Japan’s regional cities are among the most promising markets in Asia and international investors are once again actively seeking to increase their commitments.
Seizing opportunities in the coveted and evolving Japanese commercial real estate market 30
Nov
2021

Africa's opportunity to build back better
Long-term financing is helping the continent create more sustainable services and build cities to combat climate change
Long-term financing is helping the continent create more sustainable services and build cities to combat climate change
Expert views
Long-term financing is helping the continent create more sustainable services and build cities to combat climate change
Africa's opportunity to build back better08
Nov
2021

Green principles for the shipping industry
An agreement spearheaded by a coalition of major banks is helping to put the world’s commercial maritime fleets on a...
An agreement spearheaded by a coalition of major banks is helping to put the world’s commercial maritime fleets on a...
Expert views
An agreement spearheaded by a coalition of major banks is helping to put the world’s commercial maritime fleets on a more sustainable footing
Green principles for the shipping industry 05
Nov
2021

Ideal energy mix: realism needs to balance ambition
Who would be an energy minister? Fuel and gas prices are soaring, smaller suppliers are going bankrupt and the political...
Who would be an energy minister? Fuel and gas prices are soaring, smaller suppliers are going bankrupt and the political...
Expert views
Who would be an energy minister? Fuel and gas prices are soaring, smaller suppliers are going bankrupt and the political opposition claims people will freeze to death during a winter of power cuts.
Ideal energy mix: realism needs to balance ambition02
Nov
2021

CBDCs: additional means of payment, no store of value
Last year, at Sibos 2020, Societe Generale Global Transaction Banking's experts talked about the irresistible rise in...
Last year, at Sibos 2020, Societe Generale Global Transaction Banking's experts talked about the irresistible rise in...
Cash Clearing
Last year, at Sibos 2020, Societe Generale Global Transaction Banking's experts talked about the irresistible rise in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). One year later, the interest shown by central banks in this area has not waned, but many questions remain unanswered.
CBDCs: additional means of payment, no store of value
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