Cash crunch fuels rising misgivings against Nigeria’s money agents
Lagos (AFP) - Mobile money agents have become a familiar sight across Nigeria, using handy point-of-sale machines to provide essential ...
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Huge Vietnam fraud case raises questions over banking system
Hanoi (AFP) - A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam's most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country's ...
Cash crunch pushes Libyans to bank cards despite hurdles
Misrata (Libya) (AFP) - In Libya, a shortage of cash in the banking system has pushed many to turn to ...
UBS acquitted on appeal in Credit Suisse cocaine trial
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS, which took over its rival Credit Suisse last year, has been acquitted on ...
Awaiting Commerzbank, Italy’s UniCredit bids for Italian rival
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - With its plans for Germany's Commerzbank seemingly stalled, UniCredit, Italy's second-largest lender, launched Monday a bid ...
Disgraced Singapore oil tycoon to be sentenced for fraud
Singapore (AFP) - The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company will be sentenced Monday for cheating banking giant ...
Australia moves to keep its banks in the Pacific
Sydney (AFP) - Australia will move to stem the exodus of its banks from the Pacific Islands, the country's top ...
Climate change poses multiple risks for banks
Paris (AFP) - Climate change poses risks to banks on several levels: it can directly impact their finances, tarnish their ...
Ex-banker and Scholz ally: Germany’s new finance minister
Berlin (AFP) - Joerg Kukies, Germany's new finance minister, is a former investment banker who has long been one of ...
UniCredit says needs a year to decide Commerzbank deal
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - The chief executive of Italy's UniCredit bank said Wednesday there would be no decision on a ...
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