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Global reduction in 'unbanked' numbers to gather pace

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INTERNATIONAL

Progress in the reduction of the number of unbanked people.

Lockdowns boost Latin America's digital multilatinas

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LATIN AMERICA

At the same time, the pandemic has helped several others to accelerate their business. Multilatinas in general have long experience of navigating through economic and political…

Bitcoin is unlikely to trigger a wider market crash

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INTERNATIONAL

The launch last month on two major US futures exchanges of derivative contracts on bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, will broaden bitcoin’s ownership…

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…

Mexican banks may post another year of record profits

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MEXICO

AMLO’s government recently shelved a plan to buy part of the retail banking operations of Citigroup’s local subsidiary, Banamex -- a plan that had caused concern among bankers and…

Egypt's e-commerce will grow, albeit slower than hoped

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EGYPT

Egyptian e-commerce.