European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has said that cross-border bank mergers in Europe are “desirable” to strengthen competition against US and Chinese rivals. Her remarks come as Italy’s ...

The US has also increased the diversification of its development strategy in recent years in a bid to counter Chinese influence. The country is one of the main sponsors of the G7’s Partnership for ...

Attijariwafa remains in sixth place overall thanks to a 15.6 per cent growth in Tier 1 capital © The picture painted by The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks for 2024 is broadly similar to that from ...

Kotak Mahindra Bank holds on to the best-performing title, while HDFC pushes State Bank of India down one place to second in ...