Azerbaijan and Iran to mull expansion of co-operation in banking sphere

Azerbaijan intends to expand cooperation with Iran in banking sphere, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said. The banking sphere is one of the most prospective directions for the expansion of the Azerbaijani-Iranian cooperation, the minister said. He noted that as part of the intergovernmental commission’s meeting, such structures as the Financial Market Supervisory Authority and…

Ukraine: IMF chief calls PrivatBank nationalization an important step to maintain fiscal stability

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian government and the National Bank of Ukraine on the nationalization of PrivatBank, the largest bank in the country, as it is an important step to ensure financial stability. “Today’s decision of Ukrainian authorities to nationalize PrivatBank is an…

Ukraine: FUIB begins the disbursement of funds to depositors of the PJSC “Bank Mykhailivskyi”

Starting on December 16, First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) began to disburse the guaranteed amounts of deposits to the customers of PJSC “Bank Mykhailivskyi”, that is to individuals whose funds were subject to compensation by the Private Deposit Guarantee Fund. PJSC “FUIB” disburses funds to depositors who, when concluding bank deposit/account agreement with PJSC “Bank…