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Central-East European banks will weather COVID-19 hit

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EUROPE

Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…

Low rates facilitate private equity's global spread

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INTERNATIONAL

Private equity trends.

Reform boosts Colombia financial sector ambitions

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COLOMBIA

Financial sector reform.

Turkey’s illiberal economic model will extend further

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TURKEY

Erdogan spoke with pride of imposing additional customs duties to protect domestic industries, cheapening credit and launching a national car project. Economic policies are…

Warsaw's ambitious growth plan's funding is weak link

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POLAND

The government's plan for infrastructure-led growth.

Risks are high despite Turkey’s policy 'normalisation'

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TURKEY

With the lira at a record low, the Central Bank continued to tighten monetary policy this week, funding the market through competitive one-month repo tenders at rates of around…

Risk of full-blown Turkish currency crisis is rising

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TURKEY

Despite dramatic depreciation of the lira since early March, the TCMB is likely to continue cutting its benchmark one-week repo rate, now at 8.75%, as it tries to mitigate the…

Stricter regulation will reduce Polish bank profits

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POLAND

Holding interest rates at their current low levels is likely to lead to further consolidation of Poland's banking sector, as larger state-owned companies absorb smaller players…

Major challenges lie ahead for Bangladesh’s leader

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BANGLADESH

The visit was especially notable in light of the tough measures the United States adopted to promote democracy in Bangladesh ahead of the January general election, and…

Ghanaian banking reforms should strengthen sector

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GHANA

The move follows a streamlining process by the government over the past two years that has seen nine major banks liquidated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). President Nana Akufo-Addo…