Serbia will probably hike borrowing costs as the fastest inflation in more than a decade overshadows the risks of a sharp downturn in economic growth. The National Bank of Serbia will lift its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.5%, according to nine of 16 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Five expect a quarter-point increase and two see …

Credit Agricole SA said its regional-bank shareholders would buy up to €1 billion ($1 billion) of the lender’s shares by the first half next year, in a move that takes advantage of depressed prices amid worries over the economic outlook. The Paris-based bank said the regional lenders, through the holding entity SAS Rue La Boetie, would increase their stake to …

Credit Suisse Group AG promoted executives in its Asia-Pacific wealth management unit and removed a layer of hierarchy in a revamp after recent senior departures in the group. “We have flattened the organisational structure,” Benjamin Cavalli, the bank’s regional wealth head, said in a memo, while elevating market group heads who will report to him. Cavalli said he made the …