The governor of Poland’s central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski, talks to The Banker about interest rate increases, foreign currency denominated mortgages and the sector’s exposure to transformation-related climate risks.
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A strong year for European equity issuance
February 15, 2022Last year saw a significant increase in equity raising across Europe’s equity market in a bid to fuel the continent’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Markets will need to rethink high valuations
February 15, 2022The CEO of VTB Capital Investments talks to Burhan Khadbai about the macroeconomic landscape, the rise of retail investing in Russia and the asset manager’s ambitions to get involved in the growing cryptocurrency market.
Cyprus looks to life beyond Covid
February 14, 2022Cyprus’s finance minister talks to The Banker about how the country’s economy has coped during the pandemic and the recovery ahead.
Russia’s banks embracing an ecosystem approach
February 3, 2022The rapid pace of digitalisation is disrupting traditional banking operations in Russia, encouraging incumbents to look to new business models.
The Banker’s Top 100 CIS Banks 2021
December 1, 2021The Covid-19 pandemic and widespread political turmoil in the region may have taken a toll on the profitability of the lenders included in The Banker’s 2021 Top 100 CIS Banks ranking, but they have managed to increase their assets.
Belarusian banks face challenging times ahead
November 30, 2021The growing humanitarian crisis at the Belarusian border has incurred additional EU sanctions, which will impact the country’s economic recovery.
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Fueling the Armenian economy as an absolute leader in banking
November 18, 2021Ameriabank CJSC is a universal bank offering corporate, investment and retail banking services in a comprehensive package of banking solutions. We carve out paths for improvement of your business and lifestyle, via both traditional and alternative, hyper-advanced banking technologies. An individual approach to each client, innovation, and high professionalism and experience attained by joint efforts of the united team are the underlying basis of our activity. This is evidenced by the whole history of the bank.
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Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility
October 27, 2021Since its beginning, the third decade of the 21st century has been marked by an increasing awareness of the need for sustainable behaviour, and not just from businesses, but from every individual, in all areas of life. As a financial institution, Komercni banka will continue to fully align sustainability trends within the principles of its business and commercial activities.
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ROE at Georgian banks slumps as pandemic bites
October 27, 2021Return on equity at TBC Bank, the country’s largest lender, almost halved in 2020.
