China
Japan's SMBC targets China's SMEs through Hong Kong's BEA
To become third largest BEA shareholder.
Japan's SMBC targets China's SMEs through Hong Kong's BEA
To become third largest BEA shareholder.
Chinese banks face weaker growth in 2013
Interest rate reform will continue shaving margins.
Bank of England urged to back renminbi trading
Top investment banks ask the BoE to provide a swap line.
China claims NPLs under control
Still manageable said the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
Chinese banks rush to sell subordinated debt
Total debt is a staggering US$24 billion.
Thailand's SCB wants Laos and Myanmar, not Malaysia and Indonesia
Be regional banks.
Standard Chartered China gets approval for RMB3.3b loan quota
It is the first foreign bank to have been granted approval.
Guangdong opens data center for financial institutions
Fujitsu Technology Corporation builds US$29.5 million center.
Chengdu aims to become the new Hong Kong
Turns to London to jump start transformation into financial center.
Chinese financial reforms a must for GDP growth
Moody's says China must speed-up the pace of financial reform.
New anti-corruption drive in Chinese banks
Executives of state-owned banks told that ostentation is a no-no.
HSBC executes first RMB export settlement in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s exports to China are expected to grow 12% in 2012.
CCB to do M&As abroad
Intends to become a global bank by 2015.
China to tackle renminbi convertibility
Deregulation also necessary to carry out financial reforms.
Chinese bank NPLs set new record for scariness
Total NPLs jump to US$77 billion in Q3.
China's banking and finance chiefs purged
Zhou Xiaochuan will step down as Governor of the People’s Bank of China.
Bad loans on the rise for China's banks
NPLs up for four consecutive quarters.