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Thai banks' earnings expected to fall 3%

Blame it on lower margins and high provisions.

Thai banks' earnings expected to fall 3%

Blame it on lower margins and high provisions.

Singapore delays bank capital rules implementation by a year

This follows the postponements by Hong Kong and Australia regulators.

Banking risks in Asia Pacific finally stabilising as operating conditions improve

A total of 77% of bank rating outlooks in APAC are now stable.

Chinese banks' profit to grow 4% to US$98.7b in the first half of 2017

Guess which bank will have the strongest profit growth.

Asian banks' liquidity coverage ratios exceed 100%

Funding and liquidity will remain Asian banks' credit strength.

Thai banks' loan growth to hit 5% in 2017

Loan demand will pick up in the second half of 2017.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: UK banks to justify consumer credit; Decline in correspondent banking not slowing

Find out why Frankfurt is dubbed as Brexit winner, and how mobile trumps branch visits.

Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 7.1% in May

The banks' asset quality is still deteriorating.

Thai banks' profit growth to slow to 2% in Q2

Blame it on limited room for NIM expansion and subdued non-II growth.

Singapore banks' loan growth to hit 6% in FY17

System loan growth moderated to 0.4% in May.

AI, robotics to drive Hong Kong banks' growth

But risk and regulation will remain a key focus.

Smaller Indonesian banks' funding costs expected to increase

But the rise will be muted by the caps on time deposit rates.

China probes top deal-making companies to gauge risks of litigation, losses at banks

HNA’s acquisition of Travana is amongst the deals being examined.

Singapore banks to be permitted to invest in e-commerce

Banks will not need to seek prior regulatory approval to do so.