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According to Israel Post (March 25, 2001), Israel's nominal interest rate for April is expected to be cut by 0.2-0.3 percent. The Governor of the Bank of Israel Dr. David [...]

According to Israel Line (Mar 27), the Bank of Israel reduced its key lending rate for April by 0.3 percent to 7.2 percent on Monday, in line with the expectations [...]

Marketers may soon have a way to cut their huge bank and credit card processing bills down to size, thanks to a deal the Petroleum Marketers Assn. of America is [...]

The long climb in average upfront fees for commitments to the lowest-tier, leveraged loans took a sharp turn south in February, according to S&P/Portfolio Management Data. Most bankers, however, believe [...]

The value of ruble dipped to 28.60 rubles per dollar on 27 December on Moscow's interbank market, and the Central Bank was forced to sell about $500 million in order [...]

Timothy H. Hannan, of the Board's Division of Research and Statistics, prepared this article. Eli Mou provided research assistance. The fees that depository institutions charge customers for the use of [...]

According to Al-Rai newspaper (September 13, 2000), local brokers continued yesterday to execute large transactions regarding the Arab Bank's shares for the third day in a row. Yesterday, the brokers [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (July 9, 2000), as of yesterday, the Yemeni Central Bank decided to lower the rate of interest on the Yemeni riyal-denominated banking deposits and savings by [...]

The ruble slipped .2 percent on 26 January from the previous day to 28.55 rubles per dollar. Traders told Reuters that they do not believe that the Central Bank was [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (May 5, 2000), the share price index of the Abu Dhabi National Bank, which measures the performance of the Emirates Securities Market, closed at 2,916 points [...]

According to Aftenposten, other leading banks are sitting on the fence after Gjensidige NOR raised its rates by 0.3 percentage points. Kreditkassen's senior information officer, Kjell J. Flo, confirms that [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, former banker and financial advisor at the Bank of England, Edward Alfar, claimed that interest rates on loans are excessive, and should be lowered in order [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, the Jordanian manager of Alahli Bank, Nabil Wahbah, said that the reaction of Jordanian banks to a reduction of interest rates by the Central Bank has [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, local bankers expect Jordanian banks to gradually follow suit after the Central Bank reduced interest rates. This prediction followed an announcement by the governor of the [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (November 19, 1999), the Moroccan Banks Public Company, a subsidiary of the French Societe Generale Group, has recently decided to lower the interest rate by 0.5%, [...]

Reported attempts by Fleet Bank to crash the 2% barrier with super-aggressive pricing of LIBOR plus 1 3/4% on a $400 million revolving credit for Crescent Real Estate Equities (REFI [...]

Internal credit ratings are becoming increasingly important in credit risk management at large U.S. banks. Banks' internal ratings are somewhat like ratings produced by Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and other [...]