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Fitch upgrades Woori Bank's VR to bbb+
Fitch upgrades Woori Bank's VR to bbb+
Reflecting rating relativities among largest commercial banks.
Korean banks to suffer contingency risks from corporate borrowers
Long-term challenges lurk ahead.
Japanese regional banks pressured to be more risk-taking
Due to negative pressure on asset yields.
Japanese mega banks' core profitability lacks momentum: Fitch Ratings
NIMs are sitll under pressure.
Aussie banks move to curb residential investment lending
Moody's lauds the recent changes.
BOCHK predicted to be a "niche player" in the ASEAN region
It's used by BOC for regional expansion.
Indonesia's Islamic finance roadmap to spur growth of domestic sukuk market
Even smaller Islamic banks will benefit.
Malaysian banks predicted to stay stable in the next 12-18 months: Moody's
Thanks to strong capital.
State Bank of India's strong FY15 core performance drives 20% net profit growth
But a strong FY16's also expected.
BOCHK unveils potential sale of Nanyang Commercial Bank
Long-term development strategy was cited.
Renminbi corporate bond market branching out
Regulatory framework liberalization partly the reason.
Corporate, sovereign refinancings to drive Malaysia sukuk volumes
The volumes will be stable, too.
Leading Chinese banks' debt issues feared to keep growing
NPL ratios have been on the rise recently.
Sluggish new loans and deposits in China banks lower than consensus
It's a function of seasonality, however.
Government support crucial in rating Chinese banks
A new approach has been suggested.
China’s latest interest rate cut will make bank profitability decline
Loan rates also expected to fall more.
Hang Seng Bank's 4.99% stake sale predicted to result to HK$7.6b gain
Stake shall be sold to institutional investors.
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