08/31/2014

Rafidain Bank plans to open its branch in London

Rafidain Bank announced on Saturday, its intention to re-open its branch and resumption of its activity in the British capital London after the settlement of all debts incurred on the bank to the United Kingdom.

08/27/2014

German lender Helaba confident on ECB bank health check

German public-sector lender Helaba said it was confident of its strong capital base ahead of health checks of the banking sector by the European Central Bank and European Banking Authority in the coming weeks.

08/26/2014

Russia approves pumping $6.6bn into state banks

The Russian government has approved injecting 239 billion rubles ($6.6 billion, 5 billion euros) into two of the country's largest, state-controlled banks that have been hit with Western sanctions.