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The Banker’s Top 100 CEE Banks 2020
September 1, 2020The Banker’s Top 100 CEE Banks ranking shows the region's lenders are in good financial health, with gains in capitalisation and total assets.
PrivatBank plots course through Ukrainian storms
August 7, 2020Sharon Easky, chairperson of PrivatBank’s supervisory board, on the legal challenges which followed the bank’s nationalisation and the ongoing struggle to bring reform to Ukraine.
Covid-19 casts shadow over Russian bank reform push
July 15, 2020Pandemic has slowed completion of reforms as regulators seek to prop up economy.
European Commission seeks to reboot Capital Markets Union
June 23, 2020Recommendations on how pan-EU project should proceed have been well received by industry.
Ukraine’s lenders experienced at handling crises
May 29, 2020Consolidation and nationalisation of banking sector should help withstand pandemic fallout.
Ukraine reform agenda takes hit but keeps momentum
May 29, 2020Economic fallout from pandemic has slowed reforms – but should not derail them.
VEB.RF deputy head looks to nurture a green future
May 7, 2020The deputy chairman of Russian development institution VEB.RF describes its focus PPPs and how it backs green finance in the country.
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Ardshinbank's eurobonds recognised as Deal of the Year
May 1, 2020On January 21, 2020, Ardshinbank successfully priced its new RegS / 144A US$300m 5-year eurobonds rated Ba3 by Moody’s and B+ by Fitch. The issuance was recognised as a Deal of the Year by The Banker magazine, once again confirming Ardshinbank’s key role in the Armenian investment banking market.
Eurozone banks struggle with profitability
April 28, 2020The latest supervisory data from the ECB shows that eurozone banks had weakened profitability, even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.