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SVB failure spells contagion but not systemic risk

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INT

The Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday announced emergency measures to backstop banks facing short-term liquidity pressures, in order to forestall bank runs like those which…

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Greek banks have shed bad debt but remain vulnerable

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GREECE

Stronger balance sheets will reduce systemic risk in the sector. Efficient financial intermediation by Greek banks is a vital requirement for achieving economic growth targets in…

Risks outweigh rewards for very large EU bank mergers

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INTERNATIONAL

The 2008-09 financial crisis led to consolidation of the EU banking sector through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of mostly domestic banks. A few EU countries have highly…

Regulation may lag stablecoin usage, delaying projects

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INTERNATIONAL

Stablecoins are linked to an underlying asset and as such are inherently less volatile than cryptocurrencies. Issuance so far has been mainly national. The launch of global…

China to see more systemic financial risk in the 2020s

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CHINA

China corporate bond defaults.

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

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…

COVID-19 crisis raises leveraged loan default risks

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INTERNATIONAL

The market for leveraged loans.

P2P loans could change global lending practices

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for P2P lending.