BankingFeaturedInterest rate cut below zero could support UK’s recovery: BoEInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 12, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 12, 2021 A policymaker states that pushing the interest rate would be good for growth... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedBritish banks introduce new climate-change productsInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 4, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 4, 2021 The UK is preparing to host the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow at the end of this year... Read more
BankingFeaturedNigeria to liquidate 42 microfinance banksPritam BordoloiDecember 22, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 22, 2020 Authorities are verifying the claims of stakeholders of the 42 MFBs that lost their licenses... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeatureMagazineMalaysia won’t be the same after its taxonomyWebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 by WebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 Bank Negara Malaysia is creating strategic guidelines to change the game for the country’s big coal financiers... Read more
MagazineTechnologyTech can enable cross-industry innovationWebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 by WebAdminDecember 15, 2020December 23, 2020 Digitisation is the converging point for banks and telcos as they seek to deliver on-demand services and scale up the reach... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedDBS to launch digital bourse for crypto tradingPritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 Singapore Exchange will take a 10% stake in the digital exchange... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedWhy Ziraat Participation Bank is important to TurkeyInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020December 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020December 24, 2020 The bank is deepening financial inclusion with an expansive network of nearly 104 branches across the nation... Read more
BankingFeaturedSiam Commercial launches cross-border payments to KoreaPritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 Siam partnered with Lightnet to provide cross-border fund transfer services from South Korea to Thailand... Read more
BankingFeaturedDT Dobie, Co-operative Bank establish partnership worth Sh 1 bnInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 11, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 11, 2020 The partnership will allow customers to purchase or lease Mercedes-Benz buses with multiple options... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedKenya seeks IMF loan worth $2.3 bn to stabilise rising debtInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 8, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 8, 2020 The country’s fiscal deficit will increase to 8.3% of GDP in the fiscal year to June 2021 from 7.4% in the current fiscal year... Read more