on thin ice and a long course with the dutch

On thin ice, and a long course, with the Dutch

As I lace up my while sitting on the banks of the Zijlroade river Thursday, grizzled men old enough to be my father glide past me, leaning into the bone-chilling wind and effortlessly propelling themselves across the frozen surface.
flood fears ease in australia as clean up begins

Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins

Fears eased Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of as in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wrecked havoc.
bond market stands at the crossroads

Bond market stands at the crossroads

Vietnam’s bond market could see a big shake up this year thanks to the maturing of a huge volume of paper and a regulator-driven project to restructure the market.
scb vietnam ranked best securities service provider in 2011

SCB Vietnam ranked “Best Securities Service Provider in 2011

Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam Limited has been top rated in the Global Investor Magazine sub-custody survey in Asia Pacific for the year 2011, ahead of other international banks to receive the highest overall score of the sub-custodians operating in the Vietnamese market.
banks hope for greek deal amid constructive talks

Banks hope for Greek deal amid 'constructive' talks

Banks locked in negotiations with Greece for a debt write-off deal expressed hopes for an accord in coming days amid "constructive discussions," their spokesman said Wednesday.
banks onboard to diversify

Banks onboard to diversify

Local banks are warmly responding to banking authorities’ restructuring plans.
two top chinese banks to open branches in taiwan

Two top Chinese banks to open branches in Taiwan

has allowed two major state-controlled to set up branches on the island, the first mainland lenders to do so, according to officials.
banks to reduce interest rates to 10 per cent

Banks to reduce interest rates to 10 per cent

french banks would come to britain to avoid tax cameron

French banks would come to Britain to avoid tax: Cameron

took a fresh dig at cross-channel rival , warning that would flee to if Paris introduces a tax.
fears of eurozone credit crunch grow

Fears of eurozone credit crunch grow

Fears of an emerging in the increased on Friday as data showed a sharp slowdown in to the , despite recent unprecedented injections of liquidity.
nfsc warned against quick fix

NFSC warned against quick fix

Vietnam’s National Financial Supervisory Commission claims the central bank should fight liquidity issues by pumping money into the banking system.
governor vietnamese dong increases its attractiveness

Governor: Vietnamese dong increases its attractiveness

The Vietnamese dong has increased its attractiveness as a result of the State Bank of Vietnam’s monetary policies, SBV Governor Nguyen Van Binh said.
central bank intensifies efforts to stabilise interest rates

Central bank intensifies efforts to stabilise interest rates

five to eight banks to be merged in 2012

Five to eight banks to be merged in 2012

banks flout state banks deposit rate cap

Banks flout State Bank’s deposit rate cap

Many Vietnamese commercial banks continue to flout the State Bank of Vietnam’s deposit interest rate cap of 14 per cent, offering rates of up to 20-21 per cent per annum.