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Indonesian sharia banks head for the Philippines

Philippines asks Indonesia for assistance.

New Chinese bank loans fall 9%

Drops to US$107.6 billion in May.

Shanghai to trial renminbi convertibility

Intends to to test convertibility at the Qianhai zone.

China extends freeze on IPOs

Continuing hike in bad loans forces extension.

Axis Bank, IFC increasing trade finance for Indian SMEs

Will provide partial or full guarantees covering clients' payment risk .

SMBC dumps Barclays holdings

Says divestiture will improve its "capital efficiency".

Shariah banking could take 5% of Indonesian banking

Shariah banks’ assets grew to US$21.8 billion in 2012 from 2011.

Islamic banking continues Singapore expansion

Middle East banks in Singapore now offering Islamic banking.

Standard Chartered completes its pilot CNH HIBOR Fixing IRS

It's structured using the new 3-month CNH HIBOR Fixing.

Taiwan identifies top state-owned banks

First Commercial Bank is ranked first.

Singapore eager for more renminbi business

First MAS representative office in Beijing good for commercial banks.