International banks face numerous challenges in leaving Russia, even after they have made their exit.

The Banker’s 2022 Top 30 Nordic Banks ranking shows results from lenders in a region that continues to display solid fundamentals. Burhan Khadbai reports.

Higher oil prices mean a return to budget surplus, even as investment challenges remain.

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

Mugur Isarescu, governor of the National Bank of Romania, speaks to Kit Gillet about the pandemic, key recent developments for Romania’s banking sector and the outlook for the period ahead.

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

SABB CEO Tony Cripps talks about the impact of higher interest rates, the bank’s digital ambitions and how it plans to increase its foothold in Saudi Arabia’s retail market.

For eastern European economies like Romania, the unsettled times continue. The pandemic took hit economic growth and now the war in nearby Ukraine, coupled with high energy prices and rising inflation, could lead to renewed challenges. 

Further growth in retail mortgages will continue to underpin credit growth for banks as the economy improves. 

The US Federal Reserve has a full agenda as it engages in battle with rising inflation.