Greek banks have recovered strongly since the economic crisis of the early 2010s, but their ability to finance growth remains constrained, according to a blog post by economists connected to the European Central Bank.

Australian shares closed lower on Thursday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s legislation to end the U.S. government shutdown.

Australia’s ANZ Banking Group will halt the remaining A$800 million ($520 million) of its planned A$2 billion share buyback while maintaining its dividend, as CEO Nuno Matos pursues a strategy to simplify the bank, boost cash reserves, and regain market share.

The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has become a new force in the global financial system, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with NDB President Dilma Rousseff.

Cryptocurrency campaigners have stepped up calls for the Swiss National Bank to buy bitcoin, saying the global economic turmoil triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs made it more important for the central bank to diversify its reserves.

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) sold $168.7 million from its reserves last month to stabilize the lari exchange rate, which is 1.2 percent more than the volume of currency interventions for the whole of 2023, News.az reports.