Belarus: Belarusbank opens branch in Great Stone

A state-of-the-art Belarusbank branch has been opened in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. Belarusbank Deputy Chairwoman of the Board Svetlana Kozhekina stressed: “It is a particularly important branch because it will become the face of the entire bank not only in the industrial park but for all our present and future partners from China.…

Belarus: Russian Sberbank pleased with results

Belarus is turning into a stably profitable investment destination, Sberbank President, Chairman of the Board German Gref has said. German Gref noted that the bank found a stable and lucrative investment market in Belarus. “The operations in Belarus generated a 17% return on capital last year, which is pretty good for the banking sector, although…

Latvia: most of non-resident banks to continue working

The majority of banks whose business activities are associated with servicing non-residents will continue working in Latvia, as confirmed by Finance and Capital Market Commission Peters Putnins. He said that a previous outlook stated that certain banks could cease working in Latvia because of the restriction for banks to cooperate with shell companies. “This outlook…