Return on equity at TBC Bank, the country’s largest lender, almost halved in 2020.
At Ardshinbank, the country’s second largest bank by assets, net interest income rose 20% last year.
Russian banks almost doubled their profits in the first half of the year, but risks are increasing.
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina has steadied the country’s currency, which has contributed to overall macroeconomic stability, according to the bank's governor, Senad Softić.
Azerbaijan’s deputy minister of economy Rovshan Najaf talks about redevelopment plans for the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Poland’s largest bank, PKO Bank Polski, saw pre-tax profits slump 109%.
As the country's central bank plans its central bank digital currency pilot, banks are concerned its introduction could cause funding costs to rise.
Gross total loans picked up at leading lenders last year while NPLs dipped.
In the first half of 2021, the volume of internet banking transfers increased by 58.5% compared with the first half of 2020.
The homegrown payments system is good news for the state, but will have unfortunate consequences for the private sector.
The unparalleled success of Russia’s Mir payments system has protected it against US sanctions, making other governments take notice.
The country's deep pockets enabled the government to react swiftly to buoy up the economy in the wake of the pandemic.
The Czech banking sector has survived the pandemic with relatively low non-performing loans and high liquidity.
Jiri Rusnok on a difficult past year and balancing the country’s obligation to join the eurozone with its traditionally eurosceptic politics.
Moody's Investors Service has assigned long-term ratings B1 with a stable outlook to JSC First Heartland Jusan Bank (Jusan Bank) for its deposits in national and foreign currencies
The CEO of Backbase, an engagement banking platform provider, on removing friction from the customer journey and surfacing the right customer data to empower staff in the digital sales cycle.
Retail customers have adopted digital banking services en masse during the Covid-19 pandemic, as high street branches remained closed and cash transactions have plummeted. Many banks are re-thinking their digital strategy as a result.
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Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, on getting the country through the pandemic and plans to adopt the euro in 2024.
Bulgaria is struggling with low wages and political uncertainty, but remains determined to join the eurozone by 2024.