German banks hold firm in difficult times

While Germany’s banks face serious economic and geopolitical headwinds, they have been generating good profits and are well capitalised, so should be able to ride out the storm. 

Germany's economic outlook darkens

The country’s economy is proving resilient but rising inflation, high energy prices and supply chain disruptions could spark a recession. 

Bundesbank believes German banks will ride out the storm

The ability of Germany’s banks to stand firm against strong economic and geopolitical headwinds is a concern, but they should be able to cope.

Macroeconomic woes pile on the pressure in Turkey

Turkey’s economy is suffering, with critics claiming the situation is being exacerbated by government policy.

Turkish banks weathering the storm

Turkey’s banks are coping well with the financial, digital, economic and geopolitical risks confronting them

Turkey’s banking sector looks to the bright side

Sustainable finance and digitalisation helping to keep Turkey’s bankers positive

Well-capitalised Turkish banks go into business continuity mode

Nation’s banks holding up despite crisis on back of sufficient liquidity and developed digital channels.

Belarus’s modernisation push moves up a gear

With its infrastructure being overhauled, a renewed focus on SME lending and mobile banking taking off, Belarus appears to be on an upward spiral. 

Georgian banks gather rewards for resilience

Georgia’s banking sector is resilient, it is benefiting from – and contributing to – a strong economy. But there are some vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.

How has Belarus become a beacon of stability?

Belarus’s economy is in good shape, but concerns linger over the high level of non-performing loans and the dominant role of the state in the banking sector. Michael Imeson reports.

How small Malta makes a big European impact

Malta's influence on the wider European financial sector is a significant one. The Banker looks at how the country punches above its weight.

Malta unveils tools to tackle fintech regulation

Malta claims to have established the world’s first regulatory regime for blockchain-enabled services, just as it welcomes a new wave of fintechs and electronic money issuers.

Conflict? Scandal? South Korean investors carry on regardless

South Korea’s capital markets are thriving despite threats of aggression from North Korea, as well as business and political scandals at home, writes Michael Imeson.

Cyprus finance minister keen to demonstrate progress to EBRD

As Cyprus prepares to host the EBRD's annual meeting, its finance minister, Harris Georgiades, tells Michael Imeson how the country has progressed from its EU/IMF bailout in 2013 to record a budget surplus and GDP growth higher than the eurozone average.

Cyprus banks' reversal of fortune

Though Cyprus's banking sector is in a much healthier state than it was during the crisis years of 2012 and 2013, high NPL ratios and the country's negative interest rate environment are casting a shadow over its recovery, as Michael Imeson reports.

South Korea moves to reinvigorate limp markets

South Korea’s sound but stagnant capital markets are failing to attract investors. With the main index in the doldrums, the government is now intervening with revitalisation measures such as the launch of a new over-the-counter market. Michael Imeson reports.