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Capital needs of Indian banks enough to drive growth: S&P
These also meet Basel III terms.
India's banking industry to recover finally: S&P
Albeit at a snail's pace.
China inks deal on RMB clearing services in 3 European cities
Due to impressive advantages in the areas.
Standard Chartered RMB Globalisation Index hits slowest in seven months
The slowdown is expected to be transient.
Growth of Formosa bond market seen to help Taiwan banking system
From asset-liability mismatch in Renminbi.
Sunny prospects seen for Formosa bond issuance in 2H14
Thanks to regulatory changes.
Here are the crème de la crème at the 2014 Asian Banking and Finance Awards
200 bankers from almost 30 countries came in droves to receive their plaques.
Increase in new loans to back up economic growth recovery in China
Relaxation in credit quotas a likely factor.
Indonesian bank's rising average rates mirror higher policy rates
But net interest margins fall.
Profit of Indonesian banks feared to go crashing down
Amid narrowing banks’ net interest.
BOC-HK's offshore RMB business gains revealed increased NIM
Strong NIM and loan growth also predicted.
India's proposed bank resolution regime to be put to the test
Garnering political commitment will apparently be difficult.
China's CBRC eases LDR calculation rules
Which will moderately ease liquidity for banks.
Rapid asset growth partly drove Malaysian banks' record sukuk issuance: Moody's
Leading to significant funding and capital needs.
Philippine banks record 21.1% increase in May lending
Various industry sectors reflected robust loan growth.
Moratorium on branch-banking in the Philippines ends
The restrictions were partly for overcrowding control.
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