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UBS now largest private bank in Asia-Pacific

Indicates UBS’ resurgence following recent scandals.

Mizuho to punish bank executives over loans to gangsters

Scandal taints group president Yasuhiro Sato.

AgBank dumping bad assets

Has highest NPL ratio among all 17 publicly traded banks.

Indonesia’s banking credit to slow down in 2014

Caused by effort to stabilize the economy. Central bank governor Agus Martowardojo expects credit to expand slower from 15.5% to 16.3% next year from this year's credit growth estimate of 20%. Part of the stabilization program is the effort to keep the Indonesia’s current account deficit at a favorable level, he said. High interest rates in the banking sector are also causing banking credit to falter. "With the current higher banks' interest rate, it is going to push the growth of the credit to the range (of 15.5% to 16.3%)," said Martowardojo.

Philippines’ Metrobank plans to raise US$464 million

Will tap the market for negotiable long-term deposit instruments.

Here's why some Asian Central Banks are raising rates

An easy exit from their current account deficits?

Aussie central bank gets US$8.8 billion from government

Infusion to strengthen the bank’s financial position.

Taiwan’s RTGS system adds renminbi to Swift platform

Is a faster and more efficient way of processing RMB.

Citi launches automated cross-border sweeping in Korea

Hyundai Glovis among the first beneficiaries.

India lends US$2.29 billion to public sector banks

Bonanza to be followed by a second tranche in early 2014.