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Hong Kong banks starting to enforce disciplined loan growth
Hong Kong banks starting to enforce disciplined loan growth
Following Stable Funding requirement introduction.
Thailand banks pop the champagne on burgeoning demand for credit
And downside risks can be snubbed.
Standard & Poor's lauds Indonesian banking system's impressive development
Bank failures have been very low.
Kasikornbank's loan growth momentum finally nails an improvement
SME loans have finally progressed.
Here's why Singapore industry loan growth can slow up to 10% in 2014-2015
SGD deposits remain highly disappointing.
Singapore's loan growth climbs to 11.8% YOY in August
Thanks to business loans.
Maybank to open a branch office in Myanmar after license grant
In line with liberalising country's banking sector.
Myanmar confers Foreign Banking License on UOB
Allowing deeper onshore banking relationships.
Singapore banks' loans to keep outstripping deposits
Loan growth to hover around 10%.
Siam Commercial Bank braces itself for disappointing loan growth
It'll dip below sector average.
Take a look at how Singapore’s loan growth is nearing the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Deposit growth languishes near to zero.
China's big 4 banks finally allowed to relax rules for "first-home purchase"
In hopes of boosting home loans.
HSBC boasts of second-largest common equity offering YTD
Proceeds will be for Basel III requirements.
Follow-ons drive 2014 Asia-Pacific equity offerings
But total amount down 14% YoY.
PBOC reportedly set to rewrite first-time mortgage definition
It could boost the property market.
Hong Kong banks unveil capital replenishment plans in 3Q14
But there's potential capital shortfall.
Union Bank of the Philippines eyes acquiring mid-size banks
In line with its reported planned expansion.
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