Markets
Philippine banks expect growth in loan demand within 2015
Thanks to higher inventory.
Can Taiwan bank mergers change the market landscape?
Efforts have been made to promote consolidation.
INTERPOL World 2015 gears up for its international debut
Over 250 industry players are expected to flock in.
New FTZs paving the way for a freer China
The Guangdong Free Trade Zone (FTZ) opens on March 18, according to a trade association in the province. This is expected to deepen economic...
Proposed consolidation of Vietnam's banking system can perk up sector: Fitch
The difficulty's in the implementation, though.
Philippine banks predicted to raise more capital in the next 2 years
To keep up with strong loan growth.
Macro-prudential measures good news for Hong Kong banks
It means more resistance to property downturns.
Slowing credit growth keep Indonesia banks' systemic risks in check
2011 real credit growth was nearly 20%.
Korean banks' interest rates on household loans up by 4bps
While those on corpo loans went down.
Asia Pacific's corporate credit trend predicted to stay stable in 2015
Won't China's slowing economy give them a hard blow?
China's banking sector named as the most exposed to credit challenges
From surveyed investors, intermediaries, and debt issuers.
Why Sibor's 16bp advancement in 2015 is "unusual" in Singapore
Versus other liquidity-rich markets.
Is the credit quality of Asian banks still stable?
Amid weakening of asset quality.
Ambitious Malaysian banks get more aggressive in R&D investments
Hunger becoming leaders fuel their drive.
S&P assigns 'AA-' rating to UOB senior unsecured notes
They're part of a medium-term program.
CNH: Offshore loans set to grow and here's why
Ten years into the internationalisation of the currency, Hong Kong’s yuan loan business has lagged behind other offshore business. Current...