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Thai banks prodded to expand overseas
Thai banks prodded to expand overseas
Should target ASEAN countries for M&As or joint ventures.
Taiwan will soon issue first Chinese renminbi bonds
Taiwan will be the second location after Hong Kong to sell renminbi-denominated bonds.
Korea Eximbank to boost project, SME financing
Eximbank will provide project financing worth 21 trillion won ($19 billion) this year, up from 19 trillion won last year.
PNB Group backs Malaysian govt push for Islamic finance
Investee companies under PNB are leading support for Malaysia's efforts at promoting Islamic finance.
Malaysia's Public Bank posts record 2012 pre-tax profit
Public Bank's pre-tax profit rose to RM5.104 billion in 2012 from RM4.878 billion in 2011.
You won't believe how much retail banks will splurge on IT in 2013
IT spending will hit a massive US$118.6b.
OCBC, UOB, DBS had the highest market share gains in the past 9 years
Followed by Korean and Indian large banks.
DBS S$760m 4Q12 income disappoints peers
They were expecting S$788m gains.
China Big Four’s new loans up from year earlier
Top state-owned banks extend more loans in January.
Foreign banks in Shanghai post record profits
Total profits climb to US$2 billion in 2012.
Indonesia's BCA cuts loan growth forecast
Indonesia's slowing economy caused BCA to be less optimistic with its loan growth.
S. Korea banks reduce bad loans
Efforts of South Korean banks to clean up bad loans are paying off.
CIMB surprisingly expects 15% loan growth for FY13
Find out what else to expect from CIMB this year.
Security Bank net profit up 12% to PHP7.5b in 2012
But 4Q12 earnings fell 53% to PHP1.3b.
Reasons why DBS can't be knocked off top spot
Return on equity is pegged at 11.2%.
3 key trends in Indian banks' loan growth
It's likely to range around 13-14% in FY13.
Kiatnakin Bank's FY13F net profit expected to grow 45%
And fee income growth is seen to reach 24.6%.
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