Banks

Rabobank posted a net profit of EUR 1,516 million in the first half of 2017 (+52%). The common equity tier 1 ratio increased strongly from 13.5% to 14.7% (fully loaded), due partly to the issuance of Rabobank Certificates

All Sberbank clients who hold Visa Electron bank cards will be able to pay for purchases using Samsung Pay installed on their smartphones.

Holders of Sberbank’s Visa Electron cards can now use their smartphones to make purchases using Android Pay.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and state-owned PrivatBank have signed a memorandum of cooperation enabling to use the Bank’s IT capabilities to create an integrated verification system for social payments in Ukraine.

Sberbank announces the launch of Apple Pay, an easy and secure personal payment method, for Visa Electron cardholders.

The PrivatBank Supervisory Board has appointed Galyna Pakhachuk as acting Chairman of the Bank’s Management Board.

The Governor, Philip Lowe, announced today in his opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that the new $10 banknote will be released into general circulation from 20 September 2017.

Effective August 10, 2017, Sberbank is reducing the interest rates it offers on mortgage loans for clients who want to buy flats in new buildings or on the secondary market.

ADB's Board of Directors is providing $8.2 million in total additional financing to continue the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and climate-proofing of roads affected by Cyclone Pam.