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Expected gov’t support to prop up the Industrial Bank of Korea’s solvency: analyst
Expected gov’t support to prop up the Industrial Bank of Korea’s solvency: analyst
																					
							Exposure to the property sector remains small and does not pose material risk.
						
					
					
				Maybank Singapore gave out up to S$1,250 to junior employees
																					
							The one-time payment was given out in February.
						
					
					
				DBS, OCBC, and UOB post combined net interest income of $8.3b in 4Q23
																					
							4Q23 marks the 5th consecutive quarter that the combined NII of the big three was above $8b.
						
					
					
				Hong Kong’s mortgage demand rose 36.8% in January
																					
							Loans for brand new and resale residential properties registered double-digit increases.
						
					
					
				RHB Bank net profit rise in 2023; net credit costs to rise in 2024
																					
							Net interest margin is expected to be “flattish” in 2024 at 1.9%.
						
					
					
				South Korea’s interest rates for new deposits, loans fall in January
																					
							Average interest rate for new loans taken by large firms dropped 12 basis points.
						
					
					
				Japan banks’ domestic assets at $9.4t in January
																					
							Banks hold an additional US$1.6t of assets in their overseas branches.
						
					
					
				JCB offers 10% cashback to Skyliner ticket
																					
							Members with a JCB card issued outside of Japan can avail of the cashback.
						
					
					
				South Koreans’ card spending up 32% to $19.22b in 2023: report
																					
							The number of Koreans who traveled overseas tripled in 2023.
						
					
					
				Model risk management vital for banking innovation
																					
							Ensuring effective decision-making and addressing new challenges like climate risk through robust model risk management.
						
					
					
				Nature's decline threatens $10 trillion global GDP by 2050
																					
							There is a critical impact of biodiversity loss on the economy and the opportunities in sustainable investing.
						
					
					
				Digido has served 1 million customers
																					
							Over 3 in 4 of the loans disbursed in 2023 were from repeat customers.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap: BBVA sets up finance unit for clean tech; Wells Fargo sued for ‘fake accounts’ scandal
																					
							Top regulator calls for EU banks to improve risk management.
						
					
					
				CIMB net profit up 28.3% in 2024; special dividend proposed
																					
							The 7 sen special dividend is separate from the annual dividend of 36 sen per share.
						
					
					
				Tiger Brokers introduces debit card that gives fractional shares as rewards
																					
							It can be added to Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets for contactless payments. 
						
					
					
				Indonesia’s Islamic financing to expand by 10% -12% in 2024: deputy gov
																					
							Indonesia’s sharia economy and finance maintained positive growth in 2023. 
						
					
					
				Malaysia, Cambodia float plans to link domestic payment systems
																					
							They are also aiming to eventually enable cross-border QR payments between the two countries.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                
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