After the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, failed to secure backing from private investors, Italy’s government approved a state bailout for the bank. In order to help the country’s embattled banking sector, with BMPS, Italy’s third largest bank,… Read More ›
Day: December 26, 2016
As Low Oil Signals Boom Days Over, Bank Mergers Spread in Mideast
2016 has been all about consolidation for oil-rich Persian Gulf states, Cutting of state spending, tapping reserves and combining some of their largest banks to reduce costs and duplication has been forced in countries such as the United Arab Emirates,… Read More ›