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Euroviews. One of the world’s biggest banks invests billions in deforestation

A Global Witness investigation reveals for the first time how the financial decisions of global banks contradict their public commitments.

28/10/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian state bank CEO resigns after assaulting journalists

The chairman of Ukreximbank was filmed assaulting two journalists during an interview at his office on Monday.

06/10/2021

Germany

Germans deposit €50 million of dirty money after floods

Germany’s central bank says it has been received more than €50 million worth of damaged banknotes after deadly floods in July.

01/09/2021

Ireland

Asylum seekers ‘excluded from financial system’ by banks in Ireland

Many times banks ask for a passport before allowing someone to open an account, but often asylum seekers won’t have a passport, and if they do have one then the government will likely take it while they are looking at their claim for asylum.

29/11/2020

Sweden

Thousands of sensitive documents stolen in Swedish data hack

Swedish security firm Gunnebo said the incident was "extremely regrettable".

27/10/2020

Georgia

Police manhunt after armed raider holds dozens hostage at Georgia bank

An armed assailant entered a bank in the western Georgian town of Zugdidi on Wednesday. A police operation is ongoing after the individual escaped with three hostages and abandoned them in a forested area.

22/10/2020

USA

Banks failing to stop money laundering on vast scale, says report

Massive sums of allegedly dirty money have flowed for years through some of the world's largest banking institutions, an international journalism investigation says.

21/09/2020

Lithuania

Lithuania issues world's first state-backed digital collectible coin

Lithuania becomes the first country to launch a digital currency backed by its central bank.

23/07/2020

China

Chinese bank notes quarantined in COVID-19 coronavirus crisis

After their quarantined period is over, the bank notes will be circulated again, the Chinese central bank said on Saturday.

15/02/2020

Italy

Italian banks are closing Iranian citizens' accounts over US sanctions

Italian banks can not refuse their service on the basis of nationality but many Iranians facing banking difficulties say there is no other reasons being their accounts being closed.

13/02/2020

Italy

Italy approves €900 million rescue for bank Popolare di Bari

The Italian government bailed out Popolare di bari for €900 million on Sunday.

16/12/2019

Sweden

2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded

The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel will be awarded on Monday.

14/10/2019