Latvia: Swedbank’s profit up in Q1 2019

Swedbank’s profit in Q1, compared to the same period of 2018, grew to EUR 29 million. The reason for this was increased economic activity by the bank’s clients and therefore bigger income for the bank, as reported by the bank’s representative Janis Krops. Net interest income, when compared to Q1 2018, grew by 6%, which…

Kyrgyzstan: Rosinbank to specialize in lending

Rosinbank will become a specialized bank, the main focus of which will be lending of infrastructure, communications and housing construction, Chairman of the National Bank Tolkunbek Abdygulov said. According to him, the authorized capital of Rosinbank OJSC will be additionally increased to 3 billion soms. This decision was made by the Board of the National…

Ukraine: return of PrivatBank to former owners impossible

The return of PrivatBank to its former owners due to the court ruling that declares nationalization of PrivatBank illegal is impossible, NBU First Deputy Governor Kateryna Rozhkova said at a press briefing regarding appeal against the court decision to nationalize PrivatBank, the NBU’s press service reported. “PrivatBank’s nationalization was an important step towards ensuring financial…