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Bank of Georgia CEO insists ‘middle ground’ still possible amid uproar over new law

May 15, 2024

The country’s largest bank saw its share price slump more than 15 per cent on Wednesday after the passage of the foreign agents law

Members of the economic and trade sanctions panel at the EBRD’s 2024 annual meeting

Scale and divergence of Russian sanctions hinders implementation, say banks

May 15, 2024

Understanding sanctions circumvention risk is complex and time consuming, say global and regional banks

Trucks travel along a road in Armenia

EBRD preaches the ‘virtuous’ path in troubled Caucasus region

May 15, 2024

There may be ‘imperfections’, but MDB says it only work with banks complying with sanctions

Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 2, 2024

EBRD warns Georgia’s new foreign agents bill may deter investment

May 7, 2024

Georgia’s foreign agents bill and offshore law are ‘not in the right direction’

Tbilisi main street, yellow-gray painted walls, old-style windows and balconies, blooming trees and old Orthodox church on the background, Georgia, late spring.

Georgian capital market growth shows strong ESG focus

May 3, 2024

New sustainability framework has increased investor trust

Wind turbines at the Fantanele-Cogealac wind farm, operated by CEZ group, beyond a church building in Constanta, Romania

IFC and SocGen Romania deal a sustainable finance milestone for emerging markets

May 2, 2024

Risk transfer instruments can free up Basel III capital for banks active in emerging markets, says IFC managing director

Red Square

Latest results signal recovery for Russian banks

May 1, 2024

The greatest growth was seen by foreign-owned subsidiaries facing pressure to exit the Russian market

A pedestrian street in Armenia's capital, Yerevan

Armenian banks on an upward trajectory

April 23, 2024

Performance is likely to remain strong, provided interest rates and immigration remain high

View over the city of Yerevan, capital of Armenia, with the two peaks of Mount Ararat in the background at sunrise

Armenia’s future increasingly influenced by immigration

April 18, 2024

Closer alignment with the EU is set to boost economic prospects further

Odile Renaud-Basso, president of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EBRD won’t finance military activities despite support for Ukraine, says bank president

March 20, 2024

Odile Renaud-Basso calls for Ukraine’s wider integration with the EU

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