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China's ditching of loan-to-deposit ratio requirement a welcome development

China's ditching of loan-to-deposit ratio requirement a welcome development

But with limited short-term impact.

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Are Singapore banks at risk from the Greek crisis?

Contagion is a key fear.

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APAC banks threatened by China's economic slowdown, rebalancing

As if household leverage and US rate hike aren't scary enough.

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Asia's credit dependency is troubling: analysis

This has been going on a while.

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Shadow banking in China slows, contributing to financial risk reduction

But there are new challenges ahead.

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Singapore banks' loan growth predicted to slow down to 7% in 2015

As rate spikes take bite.

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Can Taiwan bank mergers change the market landscape?

Efforts have been made to promote consolidation.

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Chinese banks' earnings unlikely to improve in 2015

Deteriorating asset quality to smash banks' profitability.

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Taiwan's banking sector at risk from cooling housing market

Mortgage growth has been lukewarm since 2008.

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Is India's banking sector nearing recovery?

Operating conditions for banks have been improving.

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Indonesia grooms an Islamic megabank from its 3 major state-owned lenders

Islamic banking has grown exponentially in Indonesia.

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Big Vietnamese banks' loan growth hit at least 80% in 2010-2014

Maintenance is regulators' top priority.

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Is Asian debt helpless before a strong US dollar?

Amid increase in corporate Asia's FX debt.

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China banks predicted to contend with margin pressures in 2015

Meanwhile, borrowing rates efforts are taking effect.

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Are China's banks and finance firms ready for the government's economic reforms?

Reforms are being done amid slowing economy.

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Why it's going to be tough for China banks to earn in 2015

NIM and deposit growth nightmares still haunt them.

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Singapore banks' core earnings growth predicted to jump 10% in 2015

Banks are impressively geared up for headwinds.

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