The Dushanbe-based Kont Investment Bank has reportedly been renamed because its name does not meet the Tajik language norms. Kont Invesment Bank was renamed Bonki Osiyo (Bank Asia) in late March. On March 30, the NBT recalled the license of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Kont Investment Bank and granted license to conduct national and…
The number of bank branches in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2017 decreased by 305 units, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reports. As of January 1, the number of structural branches of banks in Ukraine totaled 10,316, and as of April 1, the number decreased to 10,011. In particular,…
Debt of solvent banks to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) for refinancing loans totals UAH 15.2 billion, and this is UAH 7.7 billion less than earlier this year, the central bank has reported on its website. The NBU said that on April 4, Oschadbank (Kyiv) earlier repaid its debt, returning UAH 2 billion. A…
Tajikistan needs urgent reforms to revive its banking and financial sectors, said Asian Development Bank (ADB). Tajikistan’s economic growth is forecast to moderate in 2017, reflecting losses in the banking sector and weak remittances, ADB said in its report. The Asian Development Outlook 2017 (ADO) forecasts growth in Tajikistan to come in at 4.8% in…
SEB Bank and Altum have signed authorization agreement for the issue of guarantees. This will help the bank speed up the processing of loan requests from small and medium-sized companies. SEB is the first commercial bank with which Altum has signed such an agreement. Financial guarantees are provided to companies that require additional security to…
State-run Oschadbank (Kyiv) has paid refinancing loans received from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in full: on April 4, the bank paid the remaining UAH 2 billion. According to a press release of Oschadbank, from November 2008 through June 2014 the bank raised refinancing loans for UAH 19.9 billion from the NBU. The funds…
Currency reserves of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) increased by almost $367 million YoY (9%) in March, and amounted to $4,432.7 billion, according to the statistical data posted on the CBA website on April 4. CBA’s reserves increased by $63.4 million MoM (1.45%) in March. Currency reserves of the CBA decreased by more than…