Cyber attacks on US businesses, banks mountingInvestigators were digging to find who initiated and what was taken in an apparent hacker effort this month to penetrate the systems of US banks.
Russia's stocks soar after avoiding delistingThe shares of Russia's two biggest banks soared after avoiding being delisted from a top emerging markets index as part of the West's response.
11 August 2014
US and Europe hit Russia with toughest sanctions yetThe United States and Europe targeted Russia's key financial, arms and energy sectors Tuesday with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow's intervention in the Ukraine crisis.
30 July 2014
Bank of Cyprus completes $1 bn private share placementBank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, has completed a one billion euro ($1.34 billion) capital increase in a private placement to help it restructure following a haircut on deposits last year.
BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF'The BRICS group of emerging powers created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund seen as alternatives to Western-led institutions.
16 July 2014
Bank of Japan holds off fresh stimulus, says economy recoveringThe Bank of Japan on Tuesday held off expanding its vast stimulus programme, saying the world's number three economy was recovering despite activity taking a hit from April's sales tax hike.
15 July 2014
Softbank in deal to merge Sprint, T-Mobile: reportJapan's SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom of Germany have reached a basic agreement for a merger between their US affiliates Sprint and T-Mobile US, the business daily Nikkei reported.
G20 lagging on growth targets: AustraliaReforms proposed to lift global growth in line with a target set by the world's biggest economies earlier this year are so far falling short, Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said.
23 June 2014
Kazakh VIce-PM about foreign debtKazakhstan's Vice Prime Minister and Minster of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov reported to the Parliament about the measures the government was planning to use to reduce the foreign debt of the country.
Japan's Q1 growth fastest in more than two yearsJapan's economic growth in the first three months of 2014 hit its fastest pace in more than two years, data showed Monday, while analysts said a pick-up in consumer confidence indicated sentiment was improving despite the impact of a sales tax hike.
10 June 2014
Kazakhstan banks exposed to high forex risk: S&PAssociate Director for Financial Institutions at Standard & Poor's Natalia Yalovskaya said that Kazakhstani banks were exposed to increased forex risk.