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Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
Russian Central Bank confirms $31 million stolen from accounts
December 5th, 2016
Hackers stole more than 2 billion rubles ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank, the bank said on Friday, the latest example of an escalation of cyber attacks on financial institutions around the globe. Central bank ...
The Russian Central Bank revoked Banking licence of a commercial Bank
October 6th, 2016
By its Order No. OD-3414, dated 5 October 2016, the Bank of Russia revoked a banking licence of the Moscow-based credit institution Commercial Bank IMoneyBank, limited liability company, or LLC CB IMoneyBank (Registration No. 1975) from 5 October 2016. The Bank of Russia took such an extreme measure — revocation of the ...
China Rich Help Europe Banks Raise $14 Billion Since August
September 19th, 2016
Eight European finance companies opened books in Asia hours ‘Asian investors tend to be more yield hungry,’ JPMorgan says The appetite of China’s wealthy to diversify from a weakening yuan is helping European finance companies boost capital to prepare ...
Asia stocks, bonds suffer central bank anxiety attack
September 12th, 2016
Asian shares suffered their sharpest setback since June on Monday as investors were rattled by rising bond yields and talk the Federal Reserve might be serious about lifting U.S. interest rates as early as next week. European bourses were ...
Foreign exchange trade suspension in Nigeria; Investors dump shares of Nigerian banks
August 25th, 2016
Investors sold shares in Nigerian banks on Wednesday, a day after the central bank suspended nine lenders from foreign exchange transactions for failing to remit money owed to the government. The central bank suspended FCMB, First Bank, United Bank ...
The Central Bank of Russia revocated the licence of a Bank
August 22nd, 2016
The Bank of Russia has issued an announcement to inform that it has revoked the banking license of a credit institution and for the appointment of provisional administration. According the announcement, by its Order No. OD-2718, dated 22 August 2016, the ...
Most European Banks Survive Stress Test
August 1st, 2016
European regulators gave most banks a clean bill of health in “stress tests” despite the Continent’s sluggish growth and low interest rates, saying only a clutch of lenders would struggle to ride out a hypothetical severe economic downturn. The European ...
Central Bank of Russia decided to revoke the banking license of a credit institution
July 25th, 2016
The Central Bank of Russia has issuesd a press releases to inform regarding its decision to revoke the banking license of a Russian Bank. According to the press release, the decision is due to the non-compliance by the Moscow-based credit institution ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
