In July Ukrainian banks reduced the share of problem non-performing loans by 0.6%, to 55.1%, according to the data provided by the National Bank of Ukraine. According to the NBU, as of August 1, the total volume of provided loans grew by UAH 21.9 billion, to UAH 1.2 trillion. Of which non-performing loans amounted to…
Azerbaijan’s Rabitabank and Unibank have made a joint decision to issue syndicated loans, the Unibank said in a statement on September 4. The message said a “Protocol of intent”, implying the issuance of joint syndicated loans, was signed between the banks. The syndicated loans are usually issued to business customers by two or more banks.…
The Supervisory Board of PrivatBank has approved a new structure and composition of the management board, a press release issued by the bank states. “The management board structure is better aligned with the Bank’s tasks in the transformation period and the best European practices with a focus on the implementation of the approved Bank’s development…
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) received 350 million manats from banks at a deposit auction on August 27, CBA said in a message. According to the message, the demand at the auction amounted to 503.4 million manats. The weighted average interest rate on deposit transactions concluded within the auction was 8.01%. The CBA has…
The Ukrainian Deposit Guarantee Fund this week intends to sell assets of insolvent banks for the total amount of UAH 6.785 billion, the fund’s press service reports. “The assets of insolvent banks for the sum of UAH 6,784.53 million will be put up for sale this week,” reads the report. According to the Deposit Guarantee…
Georgian company TBC Bank has enjoyed a considerable year-on-year jump in its pretax profit in the 2 quarters of 2018. During the first half of the year TBC’s profit amounted to GEL 239.5 million ($92.8 million). Compared to the first half of last year, TBC Bank reports a GEL 48.1 million ($18.6) increase. Over the…
Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Bank JSC plans to increase the share of retail lending in its portfolio, the bank’s Chairman Pavel Loginov said. “We are planning to change the bank’s balance structurally – retail and corporate businesses should be at 60% and 40% respectively by 2020,” Loginov said. “A year ago the ratio was 40% and 60%,…