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Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.
Thai banks' provisions feared to rise in 2017
But NPLs are unlikely to escalate.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: BNP Paribas outperforms European peers in the US; Wells Fargo to launch roboadvisor tech by 2017
And will UniCredit and Societe Generale merge soon?
Malaysian banks' Islamic loan share reaches 27.9% of system loans in the first half of 2016
Growth will continue at a modest pace, says Fitch.
Chart of the Week: Two risks haunting Japanese banks' balance sheets
Banks face maturity and higher interest risks.
How does the demonetisation of high value currencies affect Indian banks?
Analysts see positive impact from more CASA deposits.
Chinese banks warned of asset quality shocks as market for wealth management products expands
Around US$2.9t worth of WMPs are off-balance sheet at end-1H16.
Asian Banking and Finance Insurance Asia Awards 2017 now open for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 13 January 2017.
India's state banks shaken by inadequate capital
Some are at risk of breaching their capital triggers, says Fitch.
Which Singapore bank will benefit the most from a Fed rate hike?
Its net profit could rise 1.7%.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: $3m stolen in Tesco cyber theft; Wall Street's prospects for year-end bonuses improving
And Fed says banks tightened commercial property lending standards in Q3.
Chart of the Week: China's shadow banking size doubled in the last five years
Borrowers relying on such financing could be at risk of a credit crunch.
Chinese banks still struggling with compliance
Bloomberg says the Agricultural Bank of China's recent $215m fine is proof.
Here's a rundown of Singapore banks' 3Q16 results
Better cost management offsets higher provisions due to deteriorating asset quality.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank bids for HSH Nordbank' $3.5b debt portfolio; Shadow banks take mortgage market by storm
And Japan's MUFG launches new business in the Americas.
Chart of the Week: Consumer debt financed by Chinese banks amount to USD2.6t at end-2015
Consumer debts comprise 24.4% of Chinese banks' loans.
Philippine banks' average capitalisation levels to fall slightly over the next 12-18 months: Moody's
But access to external capital markets will help maintain capitalisation profile.
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