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India’s Yes Bank saw profit drop 80% in Q4 2022: report
India’s Yes Bank saw profit drop 80% in Q4 2022: report
The bank aims to recover INR10b in the current quarter, its chief executive said.
Economic growth to cushion rising risks faced by ASEAN banks
Tightening of interest rate cycles in 2023 will weaken asset quality, says Fitch.
China’s big four banks $550m short of meeting loss provision
Expect a flurry of senior non-preferred issuance bonds from the lenders.
Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration
It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.
SMBC terminates capital alliance with Vietnam Eximbank
It will liquidate its entire equity ownership in the bank.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Credit Suisse to cut 10% OF EU investment bankers; BOE skeptical over digital pound
And Spain’s BBVA says it will exceed 2021 dividend.
India’s HDFC Bank net profit up 18.3% in Q4
Net interest income and fee income rose to INR6,052.6 crore during the quarter..
Bank of Thailand issues consultation paper on virtual bank licensing
BOT is inviting comments and suggestions on the proposed framework by 12 February.
Indonesia’s Bank Danamon expected to hit $245m profits in 2023: analyst
Synergy with parent company MUFG will help grow its corporate and SME loans.
Robinsons Retail to buy 4.4% stake in BPI
Robinsons Retail will purchase 4.4% interest in the Bank of the Philippine Islands.
Citi names Aftab Ahmed as Citibank Taiwan chairman
Ahmed has worked in Citi for over 40 years.
Why the universal banking model is no longer sustainable
Changing customer attitudes and lowered barriers to entry has transformed how banks’ fortunes are made.
Citi winds down China consumer banking business
The exit does not include its institutional business, Citi said.
Foreign banks in China face growth challenges in 2023: Fitch
Their share of system assets in 2021 is just 1.4%, with only a 0.5% growth.
MUFG Bank signs BTNZ as first client for green deposits product in New Zealand
The funds are used for green loans in clean transportation and green development.
KASIKORNBANK buys controlling stake at Bank Maspion for $186.5m
It now owns 67.5% of the Indonesian bank.
9 in 10 finance professionals say open banking is a key part of a bank’s landscape
More than half said it’s now a “must-have” for banks.
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