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What could be the most effective means to ease liquidity in China?
BBVA suggests PBoC should cut rates asymmetrically to help stimulate the demand for loans but warns that bank profitability may have to suffer.
What could be the most effective means to ease liquidity in China?
BBVA suggests PBoC should cut rates asymmetrically to help stimulate the demand for loans but warns that bank profitability may have to suffer.
Vietnam's rising loans-to-deposits ratio
The pace of credit growth has outstripped the availability of funds since 2008, says Standard & Poor's.
Will Vietnam reach the 15-17% credit growth rate target this year?
With various difficulties that abound Vietnam's banking system, is the target even possible?
Vietnam's loan growth and system leverage
Loan growth moderated to 10.9% in 2011, about half the government's target of 20%, according to Standard & Poor's.
What can we expect from China's amended reserve regulation?
China's Ministry of Finance recently revised its general banking risk reserve norm to at least 1.5% from the current 1% - will this be a boon or a...
Will DBS get a go-ahead for its bid for Bank Danamon?
If so, what can both banks expect from the takeover?
Shadow banking in China moderates
Looks like the regulations in 2011 were successful in reducing major risks by slowing shadow banking activities.
Japanese banks' net profits soared in 2011
Looks like Japan's banking sector managed to thrive in the midst of disasters.
Indonesia set to see record Sukuk issuance in 2012: HSBC
The government has already sold US$1.5 billion of local Sukuk in March this year, says HSBC Amanah head Herwin Bustaman.
Banks urged to improve payment processing systems as NFC arises
“The key opportunity for banks is to use the point of sale collection technology to provide richer information to their clients,” HSBC’s John Laurens...
Is forcing bank mergers the solution to Vietnam's credit crisis?
BBVA warns weak banks should first be recapitalized by the government before being merged.
Chinese banks still burdened by tight liquidity
Cuts in required reserve ratios are not enough to fully offset the tighter liquidity conditions, says BBVA.
Watch out for standardisation of transactional messaging: HSBC
John Laurens says standardisation of communication channels like SWIFT will also have a great impact to banking technology in the next few years.
"SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy": Standard Chartered's Tim Hinton
Hinton, Standard Chartered's new global head for SME banking, aims to put greater focus on developing and rewarding staff while giving customers...
Will Singapore banks suffer from lower earnings in 2012?
According to reports, Singapore banks may have to bear the brunt of flat interest margins and low loan growth, but will they really be hit that hard...
Cloud vs virtualisation: What do bankers prefer?
HSBC says cloud is a more powerful concept but CIMB warns it still needs to prove its readiness to handle mainstream financial services applications...
Will bad debts continue to hurt Chinese banks?
Reports say that China's non-performing loans surged to US$68b at the end of 2011 - is this the start of a looming credit crisis in China? Find out...
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