An article “Tajikistan: Retailers Face Giant Bank Card Fines” that was posted on EurasiaNet.org’swebsite on July 4, notes that Tajikistan’s banking regulators are forcing retailers and restaurants to accept payment by bank card against the threat of fines of up to $1 thousand in the latest wheeze to compensate for the lack of cash in…
NBU governor Valeria Gontareva has informed on the planned reshuffle of the board that would take place in the near future. Gontareva said that Vladyslav Rashkovan was set to complete his duties as NBU deputy governor on August 1, 2016. She underlined that Rashkovan had actively participated in reforming the banking system and implementing the…
The total network of operating structural units of Ukrainian banks in the first half of 2016 decreased by 1049 offices, or by 8.8%, in particular because of insolvent banks – by 498 branches, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). According to the report, the reduction of the banks’ network in…