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Ozon Bank tests marketplace car loans
Ozon Bank is testing new-car loans on its marketplace: up to 5 million roubles, with a down payment from 20%. The pilot is available to selected customers only.
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Kyrgyzstan’s rate cycle: inflation and the money market
Kyrgyzstan holds its rate at 12% after cuts, renewed tightening and money-market changes.
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Kazakhstan’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Kazakhstan’s published rate decisions, 2023–2026.
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Tajikistan’s rate cycle and banking liquidity
Tajikistan’s rate decisions connect inflation, reserve requirements and banking liquidity.
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Bank St Petersburg considers half-year dividend
Bank St Petersburg plans to consider a payout of 50% of first-half 2026 IFRS profit. The accounts were scheduled for August; no dividend approval was announced.
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Norway’s rate reversal in the published policy record
Published decisions trace tightening, delayed easing and renewed rate increases.
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Hungary weighs rates as inflation and risk premia fall
Kurali outlines conditions for possible rate cuts.
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The Philippines rate cycle and the confidence challenge
The Philippine rate cut follows years of inflation control, with confidence and uneven credit transmission shaping the scope for support.
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Azerbaijan's rate cycle and money-market framework
A rate cut follows changes to liquidity operations and money-market benchmarks.
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Uzbekistan’s rate cycle in the published record
Published rate decisions and inflation forecasts, 2022–2025.
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Australia's three rate cuts and renewed inflation concern
Australia's December hold followed three cuts in 2025. The earlier policy record shows how inflation, household demand and labour conditions shaped successive decisions.
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Israel’s rate cut and persistent supply constraints
Israel lowers its rate to 4.25% after a long hold shaped by inflation and supply constraints.
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Ghana’s rate cycle and banking liquidity
Ghana’s policy decisions connect inflation, reserve requirements and bank lending.
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Moldova’s rate cut and uneven credit transmission
Moldova cuts its rate to 6.25% after tariff shocks and uneven changes in bank borrowing costs.
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South Africa’s rate cycle reaches neutral territory
Rate cuts meet reform priorities.
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Mexico’s rate cycle: core inflation and changing risks
Mexico’s rate cuts follow a long inflation fight, with core prices, revised forecasts and trade uncertainty shaping cautious easing.
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Thailand’s rate cycle and the limits of monetary support
Thailand’s February rate cut follows pandemic support, gradual tightening and persistent manufacturing and credit constraints.
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Canada’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Dated decisions trace tightening and easing through December 2024.
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LinkAja and Alliex discuss regional digital payments
LinkAja and Alliex held talks on a regional payment network. Their chief executives agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement and review areas for cooperation.
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Malaysia reports 5.3% third-quarter growth alongside credit data
Malaysia posted 5.3% growth for the third quarter of 2024. Investment and exports supported expansion; the central bank has published inflation and credit data.
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Sweden’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Sweden’s published rate decisions, 2020–2024.
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Armenia's rate cycle: pandemic cuts, tightening and renewed easing
Armenia’s October rate cut followed pandemic stimulus, inflation-driven tightening and renewed easing. Dated bank statements trace changes in demand, prices and policy risks.
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Kenya’s rate cycle: from pandemic support to credit transmission
Kenya’s October rate cut follows pandemic support, inflation tightening and interbank reforms.
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Indonesia’s rate cycle and liquidity framework
Bank Indonesia’s September 2024 cut followed pandemic easing and subsequent tightening. Earlier decisions trace inflation, currency risks, liquidity incentives and bank lending.
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VTB reports approval for a planned Post Bank merger
VTB said August 2024 that it had secured approval for a future Post Bank merger in 2026. Earlier negotiations and founding documents explain the bank’s origins.
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Georgia’s monetary normalisation meets a changing risk outlook
The IMF urged cautious rate cuts in May 2024. Earlier bank statements document the pandemic cuts, subsequent tightening and gradual return toward lower rates.
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Türkiye’s rate cycle: credit, deposits and liquidity
Türkiye’s March rate increase caps a shift from supportive finance to tighter policy, with credit, deposits and liquidity shaping transmission.
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