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The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) was established in 2014 following Ireland's exit from the EU-IMF programme, which was initiated to support the Irish economy due to the onset [...]

When HSBC announced last June that it was leaving its landmark HO tower at 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf for the smaller Panorama scheme at St Paul's in the [...]

The biggest banks in Africa are the winners in this year's African Business Top 100 Banks rankings. Many hope to leapfrog technologies such as debit cards to go directly to [...]

The volume of Chinese lending to Africa has slowed dramatically in recent years--especially during the Covid-19 pandemic--but Beijing continues to play an important role in providing the continent with finance. [...]

There have been murmurings that Canary Wharf's time might be up as a prime office location in the post-Covid, working-from-home world. The decision last year by banking giant HSBC not [...]

Jeremy Awori (right) has been in charge of Africa's multinational banking giant, Ecobankjor just over a year. It has been a turbulent period for Africa and the world. Yet the [...]

Simon Tiemtore (opposite), chairman of the Vista Bank Group, was born in Burkina Faso and trained as a tax lawyer in the US. He worked with Staden Harps in New [...]

What do Barron Trump, son of the president-elect; some Islamic charities in Britain; and America's legal cannabis industry have in common? This is not a set-up for a bad joke. [...]

In April this year global French investment bank Societe Generate announced that it had reached a deal to sell its Moroccan businesses, Societe Generate Marocaine de Banques and its subsidiaries, [...]

FEW LEVERS of economic power are as mighty as the ability to determine which firms, industries and individuals have access to capital. Authoritarians wield control of banks to tighten their [...]

Tesco is watching you. If you're a shopper, that is. It sees what you buy, how o en, at what times of day and where, as well as what you [...]

As China prepared to celebrate its Golden Week holiday and mark the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic, the ruling Communist Party rolled out a raft of measures aimed at [...]

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi Pakistan: Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers (Outstanding position at the end of month) (Based on ISIC 4 Classifications of Private Sector Business)###(Million Rupees) (P) Description###24-Jun###24-Jul###Aug-24P 1. [...]

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi The balance sheet footing of the banking sector according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), was enlarged by 11.5 percent in H1FY24, chiefly driven [...]

Byline: Nazir Ahmed Shaikh Introduction The banking system in Pakistan plays a crucial role in the country's economic development. It facilitates financial transactions, supports capital formation, and provides a stable [...]

Byline: admin - On 9 October 2024, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) opted to maintain the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment [...]

Asda is partnering with HSBC to offer its suppliers financial incentives to encourage better sustainability practices across its supply chain. The supermarket is launching a new sustainability-linked enhancement to its [...]

It emerged that Qualcomm has https://www.economist.com/business/2024/09/25/can-dealmaking-save-intel about a friendly takeover. Intel has fallen behind rivals such as Nvidia and AMD in the market for artificial-intelligence processors. In August a poor [...]

Move from one European Union country to another and most of your stuff will continue to work quite well. A car bought in Poland will still be considered roadworthy in [...]

China stocks ended lower on Thursday, dragged by the financial sector following weak earnings at some lenders, and a correction in stock prices of some major state banks. Hong Kong [...]

UPFRONT / ECONOMY A REALITY CHECK FOR GDP By M.G. Arun Fears that India may be unable to sustain a growth rate of more than 7 per cent came true [...]

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL), a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank, has partnered with ZLK Islamic Financial Services, Pakistan's first Shariah-compliant brokerage firm. The MoU signing ceremony was held [...]

The Board of Directors of MCB Bank Limited (MCB) in its meeting under the Chairmanship of Mian Mohammad Mansha, on August 07, 2024, reviewed performance of the Bank and approved [...]

Food and drink manufacturers' output grew at the fastest rate of any sector last month, despite persistent high costs, new data has shown. The UK food and drink manufacturing sector [...]

Crude oil prices have been tightly range-bound for about a year now, with bearish and bullish factors largely balancing each other out. But one Wall Street major believes the market [...]

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Wednesday revised upward India's economic growth projection for the current financial year to 7.5 percent from its earlier estimate of 7.1 percent citing uptick [...]

MCB Bank Limited, one of Pakistan's leading banks, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd. The ceremony, held at [...]

The lender has roots in Asia and has pledged to simplify its global structure, amid a general European retreat from Africa's banking sector. Harry Clynch reports. HSBC is reported to [...]

We explore the latest crop of airport lounges around the world where you can relax, recharge and refresh before boarding United Club Lounge, Denver United Airlines opened its largest airport [...]

United Club Lounge, Denver United Airlines opened its largest airport lounge in September with the unveiling of a 3,250 sqm facility on Denver International airports B Concourse, which overtook the [...]