The country’s three largest banks recorded close to 20% growth in mortgages last year.
ABN Amro increased loan impairment provisions by 285% in 2020, in preparation for the damaging impact of Covid-19.
The 'hub model', which allows five banks to share one premises, is an example of how branch networks are evolving.
A surge in Covid-19 infections this year has prompted authorities to renew calls for banks to cut lending rates.
The central bank implemented targeted support measures last year to ease pressure on companies and provide banks with liquidity.
Tier 1 capital at Asaka Bank and Agrobank rose last year, although it dipped at National Bank of Uzbekistan.
Gross total loans picked up at leading lenders last year while NPLs dipped.
The UK bank’s pivot to the region faces challenges amid fierce competition and Western tensions with China.
In the first half of 2021, the volume of internet banking transfers increased by 58.5% compared with the first half of 2020.
In the face of saturated local markets, banks in Japan, South Korea and Singapore are increasingly looking elsewhere in the region.
Hakainde Hichilema hopes to stabilise the economy with an IMF bailout and encourage foreign investment.
Return on equity at the country’s leading lenders has fluctuated in recent years due to a volatile economic environment.
The central bank is widely expected to start raising rates at its meeting in September.
Critics argue that a cap on bankers’ bonuses is ineffective and outdated, but the issue remains controversial.
The country’s largest banks have sufficient capital to absorb larger credit losses resulting from the pandemic.
The NPL ratio at National Bank of Greece and Eurobank Ergasias has dropped sharply in the past few years.
Covid-19 has dampened investment into Latin America’s largest country, but the fintech space has remained buoyant.
As Covid-19 support measures are phased out, lenders have the capacity to manage exposures and limit loan losses.
As Covid-19 hammers the country’s vital tourism sector, SMEs and low-income households may struggle to service debt.
The regulator’s ‘in-principle’ approval of a cryptocurrency exchange is part of a global push to tackle fraud and scams in cryptoassets.