Held in low esteem internationally, Myanmar is hoping private equity investors can inject some life into its weak private sector. Peter Janssen reports.

A survey by the FDIC shines a fresh light on the US's community banks, many of which are enjoying a new lease of life in a recovering economy.

As measures to manage risk and credit quality pay off, Standard Chartered’s CIB chief, Simon Cooper, is in a bullish mood.

Czech energy company Net4Gas's unusual exchange deal held a special appeal for local investors. 

Greece's banks are likely to remain cautious, even as their lending regime normalises. 

Following crises, poor management and bailouts, is Russia's banking sector on the road to recovery?

Brazil has undergone some of the most testing times in its history. The Banker reports from São Paulo on how government reforms are improving the situation for the country's banks.

Shrugging off domestic uncertainties, Brazil's biggest lenders take the first five places in this year's Top 200 Latin American Banks rankings, led by Itaú Unibanco. 

The sell-off of a national coal plant signals the Dominican Republic's opening up of its capital markets.