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Bank of China eyes cheap overseas acquisitions

Acquisition of cheap financial assets overseas.

Asean to launch banking integration framework

Asean Financial Integration allows greater flexibilites.

Philippines trims number of banks

The Philippines has 27 less banks.

StanChart set for another good year

Operating profit grew less than 10%, however.

Standard Chartered's credit quality triggers worries for its wholesale business

Blame it on a sharp pick-up in NPLs and impairments in 1H12.

Indonesia tells small "selfish" banks not to refuse mergers

Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution asked banks with weak capital to open their doors to mergers and acquisitions.

Krirk-kiat, key figure in '97 financial crisis, dies at 63

Krirk-Kiat Jalichandra, the former president of defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce had suffered from lung cancer for years, has died.

Bangkok Bank to expand in Myanmar

Bangkok Bank plans to increase its bank partnerships in Myanmar from four, in line with higher investing demand from Thai customers.

New Beijing branch strategic and timely for Maybank

Maybank President and CEO, Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar, describes the opening of its Beijing branch as strategic and timely.

S. Korea, China, Mongolia to launch bank association

South Korea, China and Mongolia have agreed will launch an association of trade banks to help finance developmental projects for areas near the Tumen...