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Singapore banks' system loans up 3.5% in February
Loan growth is expected to hit 4% in FY17.
Malaysian banks' loan growth slipped slightly to 5.3% in February
Loan growth slowed across most key sectors.
Chinese banks cut bad loan ratios for 2016
China Construction Bank and Agbank reported lower NPL ratios.
Hong Kong banks team up with Deloitte, HKMA to develop distributed ledger technology proof of concept
Participants include BOCHK, BEA, Hang Seng, HSBC, and StanChart.
Aussie banks disallowed by regulator to boycott Apple Pay
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is concerned it would "reduce and distort competition".
Hong Kong banks' loans to grow at a subdued rate of 3% in 2017
Strong expansion in credit activity is unlikely to be sustained.
How does China's underground bank crackdown impact Hong Kong's remittance services?
Faster outlflows to Hong Kong is expected as clampdown fears escalate.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: AI to dominate banking within 3 years; Banks cutting compliance jobs; German bank mistakenly transfers $5.4b to four banks
UK banks are asked to prepare plans on how to deal Brexit, and RBS to shut 180 branches.
Meet the speakers and panelists at the upcoming Retail Banking Forum in Jakarta
The event will be held on April 5 at the Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan.
Chart of the Week: Where are the lending opportunities for Singapore banks?
Loan growth increased the most in overseas markets.
Why big Chinese banks might be 'secretly happy' with deleveraging
Higher borrowing costs seem to be a boon for them.
How will Hong Kong banks' capital levels be affected by the recent sale of their insurance business?
The additional capital would balance the banks' higher risk appetite for China-related activities.
Malaysian banks' loan growth expected to moderate to 4.7% in 2017
Household debt/GDP is down for the first time in 7 years.
What are the ASEAN banks' key priorities in 2017?
In Malaysia, banks are prioritising risk management.
3 in 5 banks plan to invest in new customer-facing technologies
Recruiting and retaining talent is another key growth agenda.
Malaysian banks' external liabilities hit US$39.6b in 2016
It accounted for 17.3% of the banks' balance sheets.
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