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Tajik remittance slump will weaken flawed banks

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TAJIKISTAN

Tajikistan's troubled banking sector.

Colombia financial inclusion set to progress

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COLOMBIA

Financial inclusion in Colombia.

Renewed ECB easing places further pressure on banks

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EU

ECB easing.

Growth worries and politics will let Turkish lira fall

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TURKEY

Turkey's economic and monetary policy.

Global manufacturing is heading into recession

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INTERNATIONAL

Purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) show that activity has slowed abruptly this year. Business conditions will deteriorate further amid looming energy shortages in Europe…

Fintechs may shake up traditional banking in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Although fintechs may increase efficiency and competition in the financial system, they may also pose risks to the banking sector if they are poorly regulated. In March the…

Central Europe banks face low risk

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EASTERN EUROPE

Banks in the four Visegrad countries (V4) countries -- Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- are generally sound and well-capitalised, but regulators are vigilant in…

Mexico banks to benefit from financial inclusion push

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MEXICO

The governor cited goals for the government to pursue over the coming year including anti-corruption efforts, the encouragement of investment and the enthusiastic adoption of…

Tussles loom over reforming the US Postal Service

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UNITED STATES

The administration’s 2021 fiscal year (October 1-September 30) budget request dismisses the preferred solution of the postmaster general and Congress Democrats, for taxpayers to…

Tighter global money risks exposing banks’ fault lines

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INTERNATIONAL

Addressing the concerns this raises for banks' profitability, the Financial Services Agency announced that it would stress test Japan's 105 regional banks in mid-2019. Central…