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Agriculture Bank of China's solid 1H14 net profit surges 12.6% to RMB 104bn
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.
India's largest banks on a lending spree with doubled unconsolidated loans
It's happening amid a growing economy.
Huishang Bank's 1H14 net profit jumps 15.8% to CNY2.8b
Loan growth for June was slower YoY.
Bank of Communication's 1H14 net profit climbs 5.6% YoY to CNY36.8b
Loan growth, meanwhile, remained moderate.
Asia's debt cycle to propel growth outlook
Even if exports pick up.
Singapore to be in the thick of US rate concerns
It's a little different from last summer.
Here's what makes Korean banks aptly armed against liquidity shocks
But the improvements could be limited.
Australia banks suffering rising margin pressure
Also subdued demand for credit.
Capital access is hurdle Indonesia's regional banks face
It's a challenge for loan growth.
National Bank of Australia's UK business poses a big threat to profits
Despite accounting for only a small GLA.
Wing Hang Bank to kick off trading ex-rights on 25 August
Payment deadline is on September.
Rights issue to drive OCBC Bank's S$3.3 billion bid
This follows Wing Hang Bank acquisition.
Philippine Business Bank's 1H14 earnings plunged 67% YoY to PHP258m
Weak trading is to blame.
Bank Negara Malaysia could tighten monetary policy slightly further
Q2 GDP surprised at the upside.
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank 1H14 loan growth surges 17.8% YoY
While NIM went above the consensus.
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