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Bangkok Bank's earnings growth to accelerate in 2018

It will be fueled by improving loan demand, fee income, and credit cost.

Malaysian banks to recover loan growth to 5% in 2018

This is on the back of a low base loan growth of 2.8% in 2017.

Australia's cooling housing market to bite banks' profits

Residential mortgages account for more than 60% of banks' overall loan portfolio.

Basel III contractual PONV securities will still dominate APAC banks

How loss absorption will occur in practice remains to be seen.

Financial experts forecast the boom of Indian banks

Thanks to economic management by the government.

Thai banks to improve loan growth to 5.9% in 2018

This is premised on the country's continued economic recovery.

China's increasing use of medium-term facilities is a win for banks

It benefits banks' funding structure and lifts profits.

DBS to grow earnings by 24.9% in FY18

The bank is running on a healthy broad-based growth momentum into 2018.

Asian banks' earnings estimates are soaring

Better-quality asset growth and NIM expansion are amongst the factors.

See how MFRS9 could affect Malaysian banks' credit costs

Guidance on credit cost run rates from banks post-MFRS9 remains sketchy.

How will Indian banks benefit from RBI's injected capital?

The government will infuse $14b into 21 public sector banks by March.

Thai banks' earnings sink 19% YoY to $1.26b

They expect to recover earnings and ROE in 2018.

ASEAN banks brace themselves from giant Chinese tech companies

These tech players venture into fintech using data from ecommerce.

58% of APAC banks aspire to reach digital maturity by 2020

They focus on digital innovations to improve risk management.