Banking Sector

Austrian government names new central bank chief

Vienna  -  Former BAWAG bank chief Ewald Nowotny will become new head of the country's central bank, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer confirmed after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Germany's Commerzbank sees first-quarter profits halved on crisis

GermanyFrankfurt  - Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest bank, said Wednesday its profits had halved in

Asian Development Bank pledges billions of dollars for food crisis

Manila - Asian Development BankThe Asian Development Bank said Wednesday that it was al

UCO Bank registers 177% surge in net profit during Q4

UCO Bank registers 177% surge in net profit during Q4

Britain's Lloyd's bank reports further writedowns

London  - Britain's Lloyd's Bank Tuesday revealed additional credit crunch losses of 387 million pounds (774 million dollars), taking its total exposure so far to over 667 million pounds.

UBS goes deep into the red in 1st quarter

Zurich  - Swiss banking group UBS reported Tuesday it lost 11.53 billion francs (10.96 billion dollars) in the first quarter of 2008, as the bank felt the effects of the international financial mar

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