Removal of Russian banks from Swift will not cause serious disruptions to the country’s lenders.
UK banks rebound with surge in profits
March 1, 2022The biggest UK banks reported a significant rise in profits in 2021, as the country’s economy rebounded from the pandemic with a boom in deal-making and mortgage lending.
Agora prepares to go live after completing pilot trades
February 28, 2022First end-to-end digital platform for syndicated bond market nears full production mode after successful pilot of benchmark transactions.
Cyprus on track for strong economic recovery
February 28, 2022The country has recouped the lost growth from the peak of the pandemic and is set for a sustained period of growth.
Cyprus’s banks keep calm and carry on
February 23, 2022The country’s banking sector has shown strength and resilience by offloading problem assets during the pandemic and maintaining improved compliance and regulatory standards.
ESG issuance drops significantly at start of 2022
February 22, 2022The global supply of socially responsible debt severely contracted at the start of the year.
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.
Global bond issuance to drop in 2022 amid tighter monetary policy
February 8, 2022After reaching a record $9tn of supply in 2021, bond issuance is set to fall this year.
