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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What the strain on global supply chains tells us about the weakness of start-up banking

By Asher Ismail, Co-founder at Uncapped We are currently in the middle of nothing less than a financ...

8th September, 2021

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Factbox: Global big banks plot back-to-office plans as vaccines roll out

(Reuters) – The biggest banks in the world plan to reopen their offices, emboldened by aggress...

8th September, 2021

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China will maintain prudent monetary policy, says central bank official

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will maintain prudent monetary policy and not resort to flood-like stimulus...

8th September, 2021

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Talk now, act later: Five questions for the ECB

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON – European Central Bank officials are back fr...

7th September, 2021

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European banks still booking profits in tax havens, says report

LONDON (Reuters) – Top banks in Europe continue to use tax havens to book chunks of profits, a...

7th September, 2021

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End of the summer: Events that may shake markets in September

LONDON (Reuters) – After a summer in which stocks have hit a seemingly never-ending run of rec...

7th September, 2021

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Dollar shakes off jobs report blues in big central bank week

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar on Monday clawed back some of the loss...

7th September, 2021

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Australia job ads fall 2.5% in August as lockdowns spread

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian job advertisements slipped in August as coronavirus lockdowns sp...

6th September, 2021

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European bank stocks suffers brief dip after U.S. jobs data

LONDON (Reuters) – European shares briefly extended losses with a widely watched gauge of bank...

6th September, 2021

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Zloty set to pace FX gains with rate hike back in sight- Reuters poll

By Miroslava Krufova and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – The zloty has further space to climb a...

6th September, 2021

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Global stock benchmark at new high, dollar slips

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Big tech shares edged higher on Friday, helping a benchmark worl...

6th September, 2021

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Western Union, MoneyGram resume services to Afghanistan

By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) -Western Union Co and MoneyGram International Inc resumed money-trans...

3rd September, 2021