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Thai banks' gross NPL down 6.2% to THB335b at the end of 4Q15
Thai banks' gross NPL down 6.2% to THB335b at the end of 4Q15
NPL ratio of every bank fell from 3Q15, except for KBANK and TMB.
OCBC’s net profit inches up 2% to $3.91b in FY15
Thanks to associates’ increased contributions.
How will the proposed liquidity tightening affect Vietnamese banks?
The share of short-term funding that banks can use for loans will be decreased.
UOB’s FY15 net profits dip 1.2% to $3.21b
Due to a higher tax provisions write-back in FY14.
How badly can RHB’s oil and gas exposure hurt its profitability?
It would slip into the red if 40% of its O&G book turned non-performing.
HSBC to invest further in the Pearl River Delta
But it will remain headquartered in the UK.
Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards now open for nominations
Entries are accepted until April 22.
It’s official: DBS is no longer Southeast Asia’s largest bank
Indonesia’s BCA snatched the crown.
A massive banking crisis is brewing in Singapore, says Swiss billionaire Zulauf
The three biggest banks are losing capital.
Chinese banks' NPL figures 'highly understated'
NPL ratios could jump to as much as 6%.
Malaysian banks' loans grew 7.9% in 2015
Thanks to working capital loans from 2Q15 to 3Q15.
Philippine Central Bank to impose stricter credit card regulations
The Central Bank will be able to limit or prohibit annual membership charges.
ABF's second Retail Banking Forum to kick off in Manila in March
It will also be held in four other ASEAN cities.
ICICI Bank's impairments hit record high at 8.4% of loans in 4Q15
The RBI's insisted to recognise stressed sectors.
OCBC launches new fintech startup accelerator programme
It is housed in a 2,400 square foot space on New Bridge Road.
Australian banks' credit costs feared to increase from current low levels
Blame it on the unwinding of the global commodities cycle.
Malaysia's slowing household loan growth drags 2016 industry forecast
Loan growth is forecast at 6.5%.
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