BANK deleveraging in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) slowed in the second quarter this year but credit growth remains subdued, according to a new report from the Steering Committee of the Vienna Initiative.
Category: Finance
Bank to advice Police On Financial Crime
ROYAL Bank of Scotland has signed a poacher-turned-gamekeeper agreement with the City of London Police to provide free training and advice on financial crime.
Top Shareholder Backs StanChart Boss
Second-biggest investor in emerging markets bank backs chief despite big share price fall from £20 in 2010 to £9.50 last week PETER SANDS, the beleaguered chief executive of banking giant Standard Chartered, received public backing this weekend from the lender’s second-largest shareholder.
Access Bank Outshines Rivals @ Ghana Banking Awards
ORGANISERS of the 13th edition of Ghana Banking Awards have adjudged Access Bank as the Bank of Year for 2013, leaving rivals to chase their shadows.
StanChart Faces US Sanctions Probe
US authorities have reopened an investigation into Standard Chartered to determine whether the UK bank hid transactions that flouted sanctions laws as it was settling a related action two years ago, people familiar with the matter said. The inquiry is a blow for StanChart and its embattled management team. Peter Sands, one of the longest […]
Standard Bank Ranked In 2014 World’s Greenest Bank Report
STANDARD Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets and earnings, has been ranked 19th in the Bloomberg Markets World’s Greenest Bank Report.
Ebola Crisis: World Bank President To Visit Ghana
WORLD Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will arrive in Ghana on Thursday, October 30, 2014, for meetings with Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and other country officials. Dr. Kim will also meet with officials of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) to discuss the Ebola epidemic and its debilitating impact on the three […]
Financial System Facing More Than ‘A Few Bad Apples’
THE scandals buffeting the financial markets are not down to a “few bad apples” and authorities are ready to impose more regulation on the sector to regain public trust, a senior Bank of England official has said.
Access Bank Unveils 3 Products
AS part of efforts to promote financial inclusion and wealth creation, Access Bank Ghana has launched three new products, with exclusive benefits and discounts to customers.
Fidelity Bank, Reroy Cables Bosses Crowned Marketers of the Year
TWO hardworking chief executives of Ghana were over the weekend crowned the Marketing Man and Marketing Woman of the Year 2013, by the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG).