Shop talk: Russian innovation in the fight for new lending business
Margin and fee compression in the Russian corporate, project and export finance markets is forcing Russian banks to innovate, refocus and fight hard for new business. According to Dina Merkulova, head of trade and export finance at Alfa-Bank, some banks and agencies are responding better than others.
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