Tag: banking

Berlin (AFP) - Italian bank UniCredit's move to increase its stake in German lender Commerzbank, which further fuelled speculation of ...

Lagos (AFP) - Mobile money agents have become a familiar sight across Nigeria, using handy point-of-sale machines to provide essential ...

Hanoi (AFP) - A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam's most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country's ...

Misrata (Libya) (AFP) - In Libya, a shortage of cash in the banking system has pushed many to turn to ...

Zurich (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS, which took over its rival Credit Suisse last year, has been acquitted on ...

Milan (Italy) (AFP) - With its plans for Germany's Commerzbank seemingly stalled, UniCredit, Italy's second-largest lender, launched Monday a bid ...

Singapore (AFP) - The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company will be sentenced Monday for cheating banking giant ...

Sydney (AFP) - Australia will move to stem the exodus of its banks from the Pacific Islands, the country's top ...

Paris (AFP) - Climate change poses risks to banks on several levels: it can directly impact their finances, tarnish their ...

Berlin (AFP) - Joerg Kukies, Germany's new finance minister, is a former investment banker who has long been one of ...