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Can Vietnam halt the exponential growth of its bad debt?
VAMC was able to resolve 27.9% of NPLs it purchased in 2017.
Can Vietnam halt the exponential growth of its bad debt?
VAMC was able to resolve 27.9% of NPLs it purchased in 2017.
Thai banks bear the brunt of lower SME lending rates
TMB and KBANK are poised to suffer the most should they opt to accommodate SMEs.
Can Islamic fintech gain momentum in Malaysia?
Analysts believe in the sector's growth potential to buoy loan growth in the next five years.
China's big banks turn to short-term financing to offset deposit woes
Issuance of negotiable certificates of deposit ballooned to $68b in Q1.
Higher operating costs loom over Philippine banks in 2018
Investments in necessary IT infrastructure are setting local banks back.
Singapore banks' 3-month SIBOR up 1.51% at end-March
Fixed deposit rates from Singapore banks rose concurrently by 17-30 bps.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth poised to crash to 14% in 2018 as property prices falter
Cooling measures are kicking into effect in the city's heated housing market.
Total deposits in Hong Kong down 0.8% in February
Further decline was offset by high savings and time deposits.
Chart of the Week: Check out the composition of Malaysian bank deposits from 2016 to 2017
Deposits grew 4% YoY in 2017.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Barclays to pay $2b fraud fine; Should Deutsche Bank reduce its US business?
And US Treasury supports easing raps on banks not lending to the poor.
How can Thai banks cushion the cost impact from waived digital fees?
Fee waivers could cost the banking system as much as $288.45m in foregone revenue.
Scaling down: Australian banks are pulling out from Asia
CBA is tapping on advisors as it mulls the sale of its Indonesian life insurance business.
Should Japanese banks consider mergers to combat profit woes?
A shrinking population and negative interest rates are hitting banks right in the gut.
Korean banks' loan delinquency rate inches up to 0.48% in February
Newly delinquent loans outnumbered resolved ones.
Singapore banks set to co-write guide for ethical use of AI
The guide, to be developed by MAS, is targeted for completion by the end of 2018.
Thai banks to waive digital transaction fees amidst heated e-wallet competition
However, the move is estimated to slash profits by up to 5%.
Indonesian banks' loans rose 8.2% in February
Banks are similarly targeting higher loan growth of 12% in 2018.
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