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Deposits of Ho Chi Minh banks in rise 1.6% in March
Deposits of Ho Chi Minh banks in rise 1.6% in March
Deposits of HCM City-based commercial banks are estimated to have reached 904.9 trillion dong in March.
Banco de Oro braces for Basel III
Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc intends to raise at least US$200 million in Tier 1 Capital this year.
SMBC ups investment in Indonesian infrastructure agency
Japan’s second largest bank in assets is putting its money on Indonesian infrastructure projects.
BRICS to establish own bank
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are ready to establish a development bank for investment risk-sharing.
Union Bank of India hit by Moody’s downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service downgrades the rating of Union Bank of India, one of India's largest state-owned banks.
DongA Bank wants name retained in case of merger
DongA Bank will consider merging with another lender if shareholders approve it on late March.
Malaysia's corporate loans expected to surge
More corporate loans are expected In Malaysia this year and offset the expected slowdown in household loans this year.
BoCom to replenish depleted funds
Shanghai-based Bank of Communications intends to offer the world’s largest share sale since May 2011.
Nepal wants rural branches reinstated
Nepal wants the rural branches of Rastriya Banijya Bank, Agricultural Development Bank and Nepal Bank Limited that were closed during 12-year Maoist conflict to be reinstated.
SPD Bank ups profits by 42%
Rising net interest incomes, commissions and lower operation costs pushed the earnings of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank up 42.28% year-on-year.
DBS Indonesia's net profits surge 74.4 % to $41.8M
PT Bank DBS Indonesia posted a 74.4 percent increase in net profits to Rp 384 billion or US$41.8 milion in 2011.
HSBC denies exit plans from Bangladesh, Pakistan, NZ and Phiippines
HSBC dismissed a Financial Times report saying it plans to scale back or even exit certain Asian countries to concentrate on core areas.
What to do with US$120 billion in Eurozone assets?
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ponders what it needs from among US$120 billion in unwanted European assets on its doorstep.
West Java's Bank BJB grows lending by 21.5% to $3.13 B
Bank BJB’s lending grew by 21.52 percent last year to Rp 28.76 trillion or US$3.13 billion.
Bank Mega books over $109M net income despite sanctions
Bank Mega's net income went up 12 percent from the previous year to more than a Rp 1 trillion or US$109.3 million.
Standard & Poor’s takes a dim view of Indian banks
All won’t be well with India’s banks until after next year at the earliest.
Khazanah Nasional takes a huge chunk of CIMB Group
Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional triples its ownership in CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, one of Malaysia's leading banks.
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