Topic - Risk Management
Drugs and NPLs: a view from Moscow
Evgeny Gavrilenkov, chief economist at Troika Dialog, explains why the non-perfoming loan 'crisis' in Russia may not be such a crisis after all, and uses a new poll on drug addiction in Russia to support his intriguing argument.
UBA appoints new executive director
The board of The United Bank for Africa has appointed Alhaji Bello as executive director with supervisory responsibilities for the bank’s interstate transaction business. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Latvian PM to axe government spending
The newly-appointed prime minister of Latvia, Valdis Dombrovskis, says his government is prepared to cut government spending by up to 40% in order to reduce the budget deficit and meet IMF austerity measures.
WSE to launch municipal and corporate bond trading
The Warsaw Stock Exchange is to launch trading in municipal and corporate bonds this year, says the exchange's CEO.
Latvia not going the way of Iceland, says central bank governor
The governor of the Bank of Latvia, Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, says he is confident that
