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Citi Philippines named Best Bank in Asia Pacific--again
Citi Philippines named Best Bank in Asia Pacific--again
Is the ninth straight year the bank has won the award.
BDO aims for 800 branches in 2013
Branch expansion a hedge against tougher regional competition.
Indian banks opening more branches in tax havens
Indian banks open 55 branches in tax-friendly states.
Maybank pushes Philippine expansion
Plans to open 25 branches this year and 25 in 2014.
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Singapore driving Indonesian banking expansion
Singapore has long been considered the epicentre of wealth management and financial services for Asia, and to a greater extent the globe. However an...
Find out what supports Japanese mega banks' overseas operations
Foreign-currency liquidity and certificates of deposit are on the list.
Eximbank-Sacombank merger to be Vietnam's largest M&A deal to date
The combined entity would have a market cap of about USD2b.
CCB opens branch in Russia
China Construction Bank becomes third Big Four bank operating in Russia.
SBI plans to double UK branches
Expansion will see 20 branches by 2018.
Small Hong Kong banks dead set on expanding abroad
Blame it on competitive pressure in a mature low interest-rate Hong Kong market.
Bank Mandiri's branch network now 1.8 times the size of BCA's
Branch network increased by 1.6 times between 2009 and 2012.
Mizuho hunts for assets in the USA
Japan's second-largest bank intends to acquire a US commercial bank in the next three years,
RBS to fire employees at Indian unit
Layoffs part of the bank’s plan to wind down its retail and commercial operations in India.
India urges China to broaden banking ties
Its aim is to reduce financial barriers in order to create a more conducive environment for companies.
Myanmar opens banking sector more to foreigners
Foreign banks could own majority shares in joint-venture banks.
More Indian banks open full branches in China
Union Bank of India is the latest to apply for permission to upgrade a representative office.
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