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Singapore, Hong Kong investors divided over Thailand banks
Asset quality deterioration is a key concern.
New rules to ease Indian banks in issuing Basel III instruments: Moody's
Investors will be more interested.
Indian banks operate amid a challenging economic environment
There are uncertainties and risks regarding policies.
How Asian banks are dealing with digital banking and social media capabilities
Are all banks on the same level?.
New Message Usage Guidelines to enable straight-through processing for Islamic Finance
Another milestone for the finance industry.
Fitch gives Singapore central bank two thumbs up for overseeing sector
Local regulatory standards are also evolving.
Challenging capital markets in region drag Maybank's 1HFY14 earnings
But greater cost discipline partly offset result.
Solid fee income drives CITIC Bank's 8.1% y/y 1H14 bottom line growth
Steady net interest income also significantly contributed.
Decreased credit cost boosted Minsheng's bottom line growth
While asset quality deteriorated further.
Higher bond investment yield drives ICBC NIM up to 2.62% in 2Q14
Despite higher deposit cost.
Five-fold household debt increase in Singapore spurring retail banks growth
A property bubble has also been deflated.
Why Thai banks are urged to step up market share protection
Even cost management need to be guarded.
Hong Leong Bank pushing for 10% loan growth in FY15F
To be driven by residential mortages.
Agriculture Bank of China's solid 1H14 net profit surges 12.6% to RMB 104bn
Growth possibly highest among big 4 banks.
BoCom 2Q14 NIM rebounds strongly by 11ps q/q to 2.44%
Thanks partly to improved investment yield.
Good times are rolling once more for Bank of China's overseas business
It also resulted in stronger NIM.
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