Russian state-controlled Sberbank’s Ukrainian subsidiary was in the red in 2018 and posted UAH 7.614 billion, or $272 million, in loss. The bank’s charter capital as of January 1, was UAH 20.765 billion, or $742 million, the bank said in a report on its website. (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)
The Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will consider the change in the discount rate and interest rate corridor. Presently, the discount rate is 9.75%. Earlier, the change was considered in December 2018. Then the CBA decided to keep the discount rate unchanged. The CBA justified its decision by uncertainty in foreign markets.…
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan recapitalized Rosinbank and doubled its authorized capital, official website of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Following the capitalization, the authorized capital of Rosinbank OJSC was increased by more than 700 million soms and brought to 1,498.7 billion soms. “The National Bank conducted financial recovery measures for Rosinbank,…
In 2018, the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine completed the liquidation of the first four banks that were transferred to the Fund’s management. “The year 2018 was the year of completion of the procedure for liquidation of the first four banks that were transferred to the management of the Fund – PJSC State Land Fund,…
The Estonian business unit of Swedish financial services group SEB report a profit of EUR 63.7 million euros for 2018, down from EUR 85.3 million the year before. According to the bank, the drop in profits has to do with income tax payments. The operating income of SEB Estonia was EUR 155.9 million last year,…
For the first time in its history, the National Bank of Ukraine has won a transparency award of the prestigious international Central Banking Awards. “The National Bank of Ukraine considerably increased its transparency in the past year, and in the preceding three years, despite exceptionally difficult circumstances,” reads the statement on the website of the…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund last week sold insolvent banks’ assets worth UAH 16.87 million, the fund’s press service reports. “Last week (January 8-11) the assets of 16 banks, which are in the management of the fund, were sold for UAH 16.87 million,” reads the report. In particular, UAH 8.85 million was received from repayment of…