KBC Bank Ireland chief executive to step down in May
Successor to Aleš Blažek has been identified and will be announced shortly, group said
Successor to Aleš Blažek has been identified and will be announced shortly, group said
Belgian lender is winding down its Irish operations as it prepares to exit the market
CarVal to acquire non-performing loans as bank advances plans to exit the Irish market
Three surviving banks could benefit by mopping up loans of exiting lenders
Market Watch: Belgians had been feeling queasy about staying in a challenging market
Move comes weeks after Ulster Bank announcement, to reduce market to just three major retail banks
Bank’s strategy saw borrowers lose 66 properties including 11 family homes
Seeing the sector as a competition between banks is a narrow view, says Peter Roebben
ECB ordered euro-zone banks to freeze dividend payments last week
Belgian bank freed up less bad-loan provisions than in 2018
Tracker scandal rumbles on as domestic banks move to sell off problem mortgage portfolios
Johan Thijs had bemoaned the regulator’s continued focus on the tracker scandal
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Comments will be ‘upsetting to the families who lost their homes’ says Paschal Donohoe
Joe Brennan: Thijs figured he was among his own kind when bemoaning tracker scandal
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Belgian banking boss says focus on ‘nitty gritty stuff’ is holding back Irish banks
Deal marks move by Belgium bank’s Irish subsidiary to focus on retail and micro SME clients
Portfolio sale set to close in coming months as seller shifts focus to retail, SME clients
Bank has reported a net profit of €115.9m after tax, compared to €173.1 million last year
Belgian financial giant to use Ireland as base to try new digital applications
Insurers FBD and RSA Ireland may attract Belgian bank’s attention, Investec says
Larry Broderick tells Belgian bank of value of its Irish operation ahead of Q4 results
Cantillon: Oblique comments from global chief executive Johan Thijs give little away
Loan impairment costs down from €47.9m to €7.4m
‘We are seeing a path for Ireland and what we do with that business, which is positive,’ says CEO
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