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PDIC backs foreign ownership of Philippine rural banks

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation is supporting separate bills pending in the Philippine Congress that will permit foreign ownership of rural banks.

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Siam Commercial Bank to issue bonds overseas

Siam Commercial Bank will issue Bt40 billion in subordinated debentures in the second and third quarters.

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Philippine banks awash in too much cash

The Philippines’ central bank warns that the mountain of cash held by Philippine banks could trigger rampant inflation.

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Chinese and French banks in SME investment alliance

Chinese and French state-owned banks have established a US$189 million fund to support each other's small and medium sized enterprises.

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Fitch warns of bad debt tsunami overwhelming China’s banks

Fitch Ratings Ltd expects the balance sheets of Chinese banks to deteriorate until the first-half of 2013.

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Mizuho to finance Japanese investments in Turkey

Mizuho Corporate Bank and Akbank signed a cooperation agreement to finance mergers and acquisitions between both countries.

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China's banks threatened by NPLs

China's commercial banks are facing a high risk of increased bad loans as local governments try to unleash a new round of stimulus packages.

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ICBC disappoints with 1st half results

China’s largest lender reported a 12.5% net profit rise for January to June, or less than half the comparable rate in 2011, while loans overdue for less than three months jumped 60%.

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S.Korean banks face grim profit outlook

The economic slowdown and squeezed profit margins are keeping South Korean banks from generating more profit.

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Chinese banks’ profit growth may fall to single digits in 2013

China’s banks, the world’s second most profitable after Indonesia’s, are expected to see profit growth fall below 10% in 2013.

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Malaysia remains world leader in Islamic finance

Malaysia accounts for US$165.2 billion or 60% of worldwide sukuk deals. Sukuk is the Islamic equivalent of bonds.

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Chinese banks bid farewell to era of easy profits

China’s Big Four banks face far weaker earnings growth in the future as profits continue to fall this year.

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NPL ratio of ailing Vietnamese banks reaches 60%

Vietnam's central bank found non-performing loans at some banks as high as 60% of the total outstanding loans.

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China’s Big Four dominate world’s top banks

China’s state-owned banks remain among the world’s most profitable and the largest in market capitalization.

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China’s Big Four dominate world’s top banks

China’s state-owned banks remain among the world’s most profitable and the largest in market capitalization, said a report by Boston Consulting Group.

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