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Banking risks in Asia Pacific finally stabilising as operating conditions improve
Banking risks in Asia Pacific finally stabilising as operating conditions improve
A total of 77% of bank rating outlooks in APAC are now stable.
Chinese banks' profit to grow 4% to US$98.7b in the first half of 2017
Guess which bank will have the strongest profit growth.
Asian banks' liquidity coverage ratios exceed 100%
Funding and liquidity will remain Asian banks' credit strength.
Thai banks' loan growth to hit 5% in 2017
Loan demand will pick up in the second half of 2017.
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Chart of the Week: Check out Hong Kong banks' growing exposure to the property sector
Direct lending by banks to developers increased 23.6% in March.
Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 7.1% in May
The banks' asset quality is still deteriorating.
Thai banks' profit growth to slow to 2% in Q2
Blame it on limited room for NIM expansion and subdued non-II growth.
China banks undergo deleveraging as tight liquidity persists
But it's still in a nascent stage.
Singapore banks' loan growth to hit 6% in FY17
System loan growth moderated to 0.4% in May.
AI, robotics to drive Hong Kong banks' growth
But risk and regulation will remain a key focus.
Can Thai banks withstand a financial crisis?
The banks earned US$11.9b in 2016.
Smaller Indonesian banks' funding costs expected to increase
But the rise will be muted by the caps on time deposit rates.
China probes top deal-making companies to gauge risks of litigation, losses at banks
HNA’s acquisition of Travana is amongst the deals being examined.
Singapore banks to be permitted to invest in e-commerce
Banks will not need to seek prior regulatory approval to do so.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth to hit 5.5% in 2017
But credit growth will still slow over the next quarters.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Banking crisis unlikely 'in our lifetime'; Banks to cut $1.2b in research spending
And Euro zone lenders dampen financial sector recovery.
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