Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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Bank of England names former Goldman economist Pill to top economics role

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England named Huw Pill, a form...

2nd September, 2021

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BoE’s Bailey highlights environmental regulation of banks

LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey highlighted the central bank‘s...

2nd September, 2021

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The three pillars of digital banking transformation in 2021

By Jason Tooley, Vice President EMEA, Dynatrace   The drive for banking transformation is stronger t...

1st September, 2021

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Eurobank profitable in first half, says asset quality trends resilient

ATHENS (Reuters) – Eurobank, one of Greece’s four largest lenders, was profitable in the...

1st September, 2021

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BOJ must avoid premature monetary tightening, says dep gov Wakatabe

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Wednesday t...

1st September, 2021

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Exclusive-China’s FX regulator surveyed banks, companies on yuan risk – sources

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s currency regulator has been conducting a rare survey of ba...

31st August, 2021

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Softbank-backed ride-sharing company Ola readies for up to $1 billion India IPO -sources

By Aditi Shah and Scott Murdoch NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Indian ride-sharing giant Ola...

31st August, 2021

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U.S. climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions

(Corrects paragraph 1 to say Tianjin, not Beijing) TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John K...

31st August, 2021

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Exit game: Central banks’ shift from crisis policies gathers momentum

(Makes clear in paragraph 11 the Hungarian central bank has raised rates three times this summer, no...

30th August, 2021

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Europe’s banks lagging on sustainability – BlackRock study

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s banks are proving slow to act on sustainabil...

30th August, 2021

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Dollar pinned as Powell plods toward tapering

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was nursing losses on Monday and kept near m...

30th August, 2021

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Bank of England removes paintings of governors linked to slave trade

By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said on Friday it has rem...

30th August, 2021