The national regulator has given banks more leeway to manage a volatile credit market.
Global lenders are under pressure to reduce costs, finds Barbara Pianese.
The lenders have seen declining CET1 ratios for the past two fiscal quarters.
Increasing interest rates and debt risk could spell trouble for banks.
Over the past few years, the country's lenders have shown efforts to converge on the average European bank NPL ratio.
Banks’ performance at a regional level recovered well in 2021, despite some outliers.
The sector has bounced back following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Total assets at Australia’s big four have increased, and the ANZ-Suncorp deal is set to further strengthen one of the biggest banks in the country.
Latin America is poised to benefit from the green transition as demand for its mineral resources will increase. However, it also needs to face domestic and global challenges to fully benefit from the next commodities boom.
The Banker meets Nicolás Grau, Chile’s economy, development and tourism minister, in London. Mr Grau is on a European tour which attempts to attract investment to the country.
The largest lender in the Nordics forecasts an increase in net interest income in the coming years.
The ranking shows the recovery of a majority of lenders after a bleak 2021.
The Italian lender is looking to strengthen its capital buffers and solve long-term problems.
The Brazilian instant payment method, launched almost two years ago, was quickly adopted for a number of reasons. What next for the payments system?
In the past weeks the Swiss lender has had to reassure investors about its capital strength and solvency.
Lenders in the country are feeling the effects of a three-year-long economic crisis.
While banks in the Nordic country recorded higher net income in 2021 than in 2017, inflation and increasing house prices may prove challenging in the near term.
As the Latin American region battles with inflation, the use of the greenback is set to increase. Does the dollar represent a concrete possibility or a legacy of the past?
Trade flows have recovered and the region is experimenting with new financing instruments and digitalisation.
The region has seen strong recovery post-pandemic, but obstacles to growth are forming in the shape of rising energy and food prices, inflation and impending political events.