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Sri Lanka and Vietnam banks to boost 2025 financials
Sri Lanka and Vietnam banks to boost 2025 financials
Sri Lanka’s political crises are receding; Vietnam will be lifted by higher loan growth
Philippine banks’ costs to rise; Singapore lenders face slower profit growth
Singapore banks’ net interest margins have already peaked in 2024.
Bangladeshi banks’ weak profitability to continue in 2025: analyst
Asset quality will be challenged by weak lending standards and foreclosure laws.
Asian banks face profit strain in 2025
Falling interest rates could heighten some lenders’ appetite for risk.
GoTyme Bank reaches 5 million users in 2024
The bank is aiming to reach 9 million customers by end-2025.
Ant Int’l sees growth in 4 divisions, Alipay+ holds 1.6 billion users
Cross-border transactions processed via Alipay+ tripled year-on-year in 2024.
Panin Bank acquisition could boost DBS, OCBC profits
A full acquisition could increase fiscal year 2025 PATMI by 2% to 3%.
Hong Leong Bank reimagines branches for digital era
The lender sees itself as a digital bank with a physical presence.
Taiwanese banks extended $169.21m in SME loans in October
Loans extended to SMEs accounted for 64.2% of total loans.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand calls for increased efforts in financial inclusion
According to the World Bank, around 50,000 New Zealanders remain unbanked.
Indonesian banks to maintain lending rates in 2025: analyst
MSME borrowers remain weak, but some positive factors are on the horizon.
Major Japanese banks’ profits up 40.29% in H1 FY2024
Their NPL ratio was lower than in March, but still higher than in September 2023.
Japanese regional banks' gross profits rises to $150.3m in September
Net interest income also grew to $137.75m.
RCBC names Anthony Cariaso as deputy CEO
The Philippine bank announced a slew of leadership changes.
ING names James Haines as Japan country manager
Haines was a general manager and deputy group head at Aozora Bank.
Vietnam, Cambodia to strengthen ties in central bank management
Both parties also reaffirmed their commitment to connect retail payments using QR codes.
SEA, Japanese banks vie for Panin Bank’s state: report
OCBC and CIMB are interested, whilst Maybank is exploring a potential bid, according to sources.
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ABF Corporate & Investment Banking Awards 2024 Winner: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank)
VietinBank won Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Vietnam at the ABF Corporate & Investment Banking Awards 2024.
