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Bank of East Asia posted ~USD780m net profit for FY12
Bank of East Asia posted ~USD780m net profit for FY12
Barclays cites 3 reasons behind the profit beat.
This is how Bank Central Asia sustained a decade-long record of profitability
Having the lowest cost of deposits is an advantage.
Hong Kong banks' China-related opportunities revealed
Check out what Fitch Ratings predicts.
Check out how Hong Leong Financial Group's business segments fared in 1HFY13
The group's profit before tax reached RM1,446.1m.
Bank Mandiri's retail fee income grows faster than the balance sheet
Fee income grew 21% in FY12.
Indian billionaires vie to establish new banks
India’s bid to boost lending allows corporations to open banks.
Bangkok Bank to expand personal loan offering
Bangkok Bank is studying he best way to expand in the personal loans sector.
StanChart Korea finds itself in hot water
Three state regulators took turns putting the squeeze on Standard Chartered Bank Korea.
CIMB Group's net profit up 7.8% to ~USD1.4b
Check out how CIMB fared YoY.
Hong Kong banks' earnings to only grow 5% in 2013
Blame it on abundant liquidity conditions exacerbated by weaker loan demand.
Indian banking system won't recover until 2015: S&P
Banks will need significant amounts of capital to meet Basel III norms.
Hong Leong Bank's net profit up 25% to ~USD317m in 1HFY13
It's 52% of the Street’s full-year estimate.
Japanese banks' exposure to government bonds exceeds Tier 1 capital by four times
But they're still resilient against interest rate risk.
Look at what the Indonesian banks are doing for the first time in a decade
They're expanding beyond their "core" lending segments.
ICBC's profit surged 69% to US$54m in Dubai
Thanks to stronger trade between China and Dubai.
RBS starts shutting down in India, to lay-off 1,000
RBS will be laying-off some of its 1,000 employees as it winds down retail and commercial business in India.
Vietnam bank profits shrink in 2012 due to loan loss provisions.
Many Vietnamese banks failed to achieve their profit targets in 2012 due to bad loans.
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