Banking
Rana Sunna, Deputy General Manager, Cairo Amman Bank
In the 1990s, Cairo Amman Bank was a small bank, with modest financial results and lwo growth prospects. Today it stands as mark of innovation: after successfully targeting the underserved retail sector, and reforming its HR and IT departments to develop the new skills and products the market needed. Rana Sunna explains how the changes brought new hope to the bank, and new life to its accounts.
February 6, 2012
Banking
Abdulkareem Abu Al-Nasr, CEO, National Commercial Bank
While Europe struggles with austerity, the Gulf region is recovering well. Three years ago Saudi Arabia implemented a stimulus plan to support the country, and today there are ample opportunities for growth. Abdulkareem Abu Al-Nasr explains how NCB was able to grow net income by almost 30 percent in 2011, and discusses the region’s challenges for 2012.
January 30, 2012
Banking
Dauren Zhaksybek, Chairman of the Management Board, Tsesnabank
Tsesnabank is one of Kazakhstan’s fastest-growing mid-size banks, thanks to a swiftly expanding high-quality client base: diverse, well-rated corporate customers that recovered well from the crisis. Dauren Zhaksybek explains how Kazakhstan’s banking sector has changed and how Tsesnabank’s evolution won’t stop it offering quality service to its SME and retail customers.
January 6, 2012
Banking
Alexander Dementiev, Deputy Chairman, URALSIB
With a core focus on developing business in Russia’s regions – away from the high concentration of financial services in Moscow – URALSIB is seeing good growth as small and medium enterprises flourish. Mr Dementiev discusses how this strategy is a vital part of the bank’s social responsibilities.
September 9, 2011
Banking
Artem Konstandyan, CEO, Promsvayzbank
Competition between state owned and privately owned banks in Russia is a major issue – the former continue to dominate certain segments, but the latter offers competitive advantages in terms of speed, innovation and customer focus. Mr Konstandyan explains Promsvyzbank’s strategic plan to leverage these qualities.
Banking
Norberto Zaiet Jr, CFO, Banco Pine
Banco Pine frames itself as a relationship bank, fostering excellent customer care in its diverse product delivery. But this is more than just good PR – the bank’s proximity to its client base and its individual approach is an integral part of its risk management strategy, explains Mr Zaiet Jr.
July 14, 2011
Banking
Mayra Hernandez and David Suarez, Grupo Financiero Banorte
With Mexico’s economy set to grow by more than 4 percent in 2011 and 2012 – a significant increase over past decade – Ms Hernandez and Mr Suarez explain how Banorte is positioned to capitalise on the country’s below average banking penetration, and how its growth path aligns with its CSR priorities.
July 4, 2011