Ukraine and the United Kingdom have agreed to cooperate and share experiences in measures of governments and central banks to counter the coronavirus pandemic, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko has announced at his first meeting with British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons. The parties discussed some important issues, such as…
Larger banks in Estonia offer next to nothing in interest on fixed-term deposit accounts, citing a lack of popularity of such accounts, low interest rates in general, as well as unfavorable conditions on the money markets, though some smaller banks have slightly more appealing rates. Fixed-term deposit volumes have nonetheless risen, the Bank of Estonia…
Ukraine’s state-owned banks turned a profit of UAH 16.2 billion in January-June, down by UAH 3.4 billion YoY, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry’s press service reported. The profit of public sector banks in the first half of 2020 shrank by 17% (UAH 3.4 billion) primarily due to an increase in spending on the formation of banks’…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) bought $38 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, according to the data from the NBU. According to the results of foreign exchange interventions, the National Bank bought $38 million on the interbank foreign exchange market between July 27 and July 31. The bank did not sell…
Checks of creditors of the liquidated ABLV Bank are planned to be completed until the end of next year, whereas the money owed to them is planned to be returned until the end of 2022, the bank’s liquidator Andris Kovalcuks has announced. He said that more than 14,000 of the bank’s former clients had fully…
Ukraine’s solvent banks received UAH 23.8 billion in net profit in the first half of 2020, down by 23% YoY, according to a statement posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “In January-June, solvent banks received UAH 23.8 billion in net profit, which was 23% less than in the same period…
Swedbank’s earnings in January-June were EUR 88 million. Compared to the first half of 2019, earnings dropped by EUR 9 million, which could mostly be attributed to increased credit losses. The bank announced that due to restrictions set to alleviate the spread of COVID-19, a drop in consumption and a decrease in pension fund management…