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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Dollar stands tall as COVID stalks kiwi

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hit a nine-month high against the euro and h...

19th August, 2021

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Top earning bankers moved to EU from Britain ahead of Brexit – report

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly a hundred highly paid bankers left Britain ahead of its...

19th August, 2021

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Italy’s problem bank casts shadow over Draghi’s summer break

By Silvia Ognibene, Valentina Za and Gavin Jones SIENA (Reuters) – When Italian Prime Minister...

18th August, 2021

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Saudi Aramco aims to raise at least $17 billion from gas pipeline -sources

By Saeed Azhar and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 b...

18th August, 2021

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Afghan central bank chief flees Kabul, blaming Ghani for chaos

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The head of Afghanistan’s central bank has fled Kabul, questioned...

18th August, 2021

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New Zealand holds rates at record low as fresh COVID-19 outbreak stokes uncertainty

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday left int...

18th August, 2021

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Swedish inflation inches up in July, little worry for Riksbank

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Headline inflation in Sweden ticked up marginally in July, data publishe...

17th August, 2021

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Gatwick Airport urges UK to ease travel rules as seeks reprieve from banks

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Britain’s Gatwick Airport urged the government to make international t...

17th August, 2021

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U.S banks walk tightrope of encouraging, but not mandating vaccines

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Noor Zainab Hussain NEW YORK (Reuters) – Big Wall Street banks...

17th August, 2021

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U.S. dollar, yen rise after soft China data, amid Afghan unrest

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Monday against commodity currenci...

17th August, 2021

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Investment banks in Australia shop for talent after raid by startups

By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bulge-bracket investment banks in Australia...

16th August, 2021

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Credit Suisse proposes adding two risk experts to its board

ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse wants to appoint two risk experts to its non-executive board, Switze...

16th August, 2021