Macroeconomic reports published in April, including the first results on GDP in Q1 2012, indicated a general weakening of global economic growth, with a more difficult situation localizing in developed Europe.
Investments
ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS and ABLV Asset Management, IPAS ended 2011 with profit
ABLV Bank affiliate companies working in the field of investments — ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS, which provides brokerage services, and ABLV Asset Management, IPAS, managing open-end investment funds — ended the year 2011 with good results, despite complicated situation and volatility on financial markets.
Global Financial Market: Topical Issues in March 2012
Macroeconomic reports published in March continued to indicate a worsening economic situation in the euro area, whereas situation in the U.S. economy was more stable, though not brilliant.
ABLV Bank, AS Bonds to be Listed on NASDAQ OMX Riga
Riga, Latvia, 15 March 2012. NASDAQ OMX Riga reports that as of March 19, 2012 ABLV Bank, AS bonds will be listed on the NASDAQ OMX Baltic Bond list. As a result of issuing bonds denominated in EUR and USD in three separate issues, ABLV Bank, AS raised funds from investors at total value over 33.6 million LVL.
Global Financial Market: Topical Issues of February 2012
Macroeconomic reports published in February, including those on GDP 2011, confirmed the increasing economic problems in Europe and Japan, while situation in the economies of U.S. and developing countries was more positive.
ABLV Bank Becomes a NASDAQ OMX Riga Member
Riga, Latvia, 1 March 2012. NASDAQ OMX Riga informs that as of today ABLV Bank, AS has been granted stock exchange membership. Thus ABLV Bank is the twenty-seventh entity that has obtained NASDAQ OMX Riga member status.
Global Financial Market: Results of January 2012
Macroeconomic reports published in January, including data on GDP of some countries in 2011, evidenced a significant slowdown in world economic growth at the end of the last year.
Global Financial Market: Topical Issues 2011
Although most leading economies displayed good growth in the first half of 2011, it declined dramatically in the second half of the year, causing drop in annual GDP increase year-on-year.
Corporate bond fund in Russian roubles is available
Starting from today, 16 January 2011, you can acquire investment certificates of corporate bond fund ABLV High Yield CIS Bond Fund1 in Russian roubles, offered by ABLV Asset Management, IPAS.
New opportunities of receiving financing secured with financial instruments
On 16 January this year, changes in the “Financing Secured with Financial Instruments” rates and charges become effective.