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Sri Lanka's economy grew 6.8 percent in the second quarter, up from 6.0 percent last year thanks to foreign cash inflows which helped a recovery.

• 17 сентября 2013, 15:12

Chinese suppliers have offered to help out the Almaty flea market traders whose goods were damaged in the 5400 sq meter fire days ago.

• 16 сентября 2013, 18:38

The National Bank of Kazakhstan put into circulation two new commemorative silver coins of 500 and 5 000 tenge nominal value.

• 10 сентября 2013, 11:41

There's never a good time to change the head of the US central bank, according to Ethan Harris, who wrote "Ben Bernanke's Fed" about the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

• 08 сентября 2013, 16:21

Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, on Wednesday posted an eight percent jump in full-year net profit to a record Aus$7.68 billion (US$6.98 billion).

• 14 августа 2013, 14:28

Up to October 30 individuals won’t be able to open deposits or accounts with the Bank, with all the contracts signed with individuals before July 30 being fully valid.

• 31 июля 2013, 23:33

AsiaCredit Bank's license to accept deposits and open bank accounts for individuals has been suspended.

• 31 июля 2013, 20:56

Liechtenstein's oldest bank said Tuesday it would pay nearly $25 million to settle a dispute with US tax authorities over its suspected role in helping clients dodge US taxes.

• 31 июля 2013, 15:49

Kursiv.kz has made a rating of the second-tier banks of Kazakhstan with the highest share of troubled loans.

• 30 июля 2013, 17:14

GMAC Mortgage, a defunct unit of Ally Financial, will pay $230 million to borrowers as part of a government review of potentially flawed foreclosures.

• 27 июля 2013, 20:23

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has lost its standing as the world's largest bank by market capitalisation to US-based Wells Fargo.

• 25 июля 2013, 10:50

US banking giant Citigroup Monday reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as strong securities and investment banking revenues helped offset weaker mortgage business and continued US consumer caution.

• 16 июля 2013, 14:30

US regulators Tuesday unveiled tough new capital requirements for the nation's eight largest banks in the newest move to strengthen the financial system in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

• 10 июля 2013, 15:34

European finance ministers on Thursday agreed a draft deal on new rules for bank rescues that will only allow bailouts by taxpayers in exceptional cases and shift the burden onto bank owners, creditors and large depositors.

• 27 июня 2013, 10:30

A Lebanese bank accused of laundering money from drugs and other operations for clients tied to Hezbollah militants agreed Tuesday to pay US authorities $102 million to settle the charges.

• 26 июня 2013, 15:01

The banking system outlook remains negative, experts believe, assigning the problem “to the high share of NPLs and weakened lending growth.

• 26 июня 2013, 08:19

The deal to purchase BTA by Halyk Bank may take longer than planned; one shouldn’t rule out the possibility of Halyk Bank giving up on the idea of purchasing BTA in case Kazakhstan Government doesn’t offer concessions in terms of price.

• 21 июня 2013, 11:42

Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years.

• 20 июня 2013, 09:49

Big accountancy Deloitte was fined $10 million by New York state on Tuesday for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money laundering.

• 19 июня 2013, 18:21

The OECD provided ammunition Tuesday for an expected G8 offensive against tax evasion in a report outlining how to bring about automatic sharing of financial information that would shoot a hole through banking secrecy.

• 19 июня 2013, 10:44