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Come 2015, customers will be even more demanding and the marketplace more competitive and complex. Banks will have to focus more on innovation and efficiency and make faster progress if they want to keep their clients, says Thomas Balgheim . The ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Banking, finance, energy sectors Kuwait's top employers - MENAFN
(MENAFN - Arab Times) The majority of professionals in Kuwait would prefer to work either in the banking and finance, or the oil, gas and petrochemicals industry, with a 33 percent of workers citing the two industries as the most preferable. The ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:09:00 GMT

Special Reports » Capital Markets & Investment Banking » Equity ... - Banker
Structured retail products have long proved fertile ground for both banks and investors. Natasha de Terán explores the European landscape. The Banking Crisis:... Not out of the woods Andrea Orcel UK players maintain... TOP 500 Islamic Inst... BRIC ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Confidence in Banking Survey Results - Executive Summary - Bank Info Security
In an anonymous survey that attracted nearly 100 responses from banks and credit unions, 96% of respondents say consumer confidence across the industry has decreased significantly in the past year, as the market has plummeted, institutions have ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:41:00 GMT

1.4bn rescue loan approved to help stabilise Iceland banking crisis - Daily Mail
The International Monetary Fund in Washington today approved a £1.4 billion loan for Iceland to try to stabilise what the fund called a 'banking crisis of extraordinary proportions.' The move came as four Nordic countries also offered £1.8 billion ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Bank stocks wilt under global pressure; ICICI Bank down 10 pc - Hindustan Times
Banking stocks on Thursday tumbled in early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange, the fall led by ICICI Bank, which was down 10 per cent after credit rating agency Fitch cautioned about the asset quality of the lender. Mirroring the fall, the BSE ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Nordic countries to lend Iceland $2.5 billion - PR Inside
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Four Nordic countries will lend Iceland $2.5 billion (¤1.98 billion) to help the country recover from its economic meltdown, a Finnish Finance Ministry official said Thursday. The decision by Finland, Sweden, Norway and ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:09:00 GMT

Citigroup to cut a staggering 53,000 jobs - Buffalo News
NEW YORK — Citigroup, widely seen as the sickest Wall Street bank, will make some of the most severe cuts in the history of U. S. business — 53,000 jobs — as it tries to slash costs and get back to basics before it’s too late. The cuts, which ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 GMT

updated 1 minute ago - ArabianBusiness.com
Love them or hate them, we all rely on banks to look after our financial affairs. They are integral to our way of life and we couldn't do without them. Arabian Business is launching this survey to find out what you think of banking services in the ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 GMT

IMF board backs $2.1 billion Iceland loan - Khaleej Times
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its board approved a $2.1 billion loan for Iceland to try to stabilize what the fund called a ‘banking crisis of extraordinary proportions.’ The two-year, stand-by arrangement is ...
Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 GMT