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How does China's underground bank crackdown impact Hong Kong's remittance services?
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.
Delinquencies in India's non-bank financial companies to rise over the next 2 quarters
No thanks to the adverse impact of demonetisation.
Indonesian banks' short-term risks persist despite economic pick-up
Asset quality and profitability will remain under pressure.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: UK to probe banks' involvement in money laundering case; Barclays most exposed to 'Trump effect'
And Deutsche Bank cuts staff bonuses by more than three quarters.
Indonesian banks' loan growth to hit 10% in 2017
Average lending rates are low compared to historical levels.
GCC banks' funding pressures to ease in 2017
Omani and Qatari banks will benefit the most from easing funding conditions.
Vietnamese banks plagued by problem assets
The 2.6% NPL ratio reported in December was a grave understatement.
Is the worst finally over for Indonesian banks' NPL troubles?
NPL ratios will stabilise over the coming quarters.
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