Wholesale Banking
Indonesian banks unprepared to compete with Asean neighbors
It appears they're not yet ready.
Vietnam's ACB divests 2 other banks of $216-M investments
Bank investments withrawn by another bank.
Philippine banks told not to be complacent
Remain cautious and not be complacent.
Foreign banks undeterred by Indonesia's new capital regulation
Place funds in domestic debt papers.
Bangkok Bank rather set up branches abroad than acquire
Size, stability and network.
Vietnam's bank chief to be grilled over irresponsible NPL comment
361 requests for formal explanation.
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.
Vietnam banks suffer asset loss
Evaporating assets?
Philippines trims number of banks
The Philippines has 27 less banks.
StanChart set for another good year
Operating profit grew less than 10%, however.
Blue print formulated for Indonesian banking
It is not an overnight product!
Indonesian banks to boost capital via rights issue
To raise funds for business expansion.
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.
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