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Top 3 Chinese banks report double digit earnings growth

Growth rate will keep slowing as margins ease, however.

BOCHK is best geared to positive CNH developments

Thanks to HKMA easing restrictions on offshore RMB.

Retail credit will continue to drive Indian bank growth

Demand from the corporate sector will continue to remain weak, however.

Maybank Singapore offers range of Islamic banking products

Shariah-compliant banking products to finance property acquisitions.

Only foreign banks doing retail banking will convert to PTs

New banking bill could also exempt foreign banks involved in wholesale business from this.

Deutsche Bank to boost global transaction banking services in Indonesia

Move due to Indonesia’s rising investment and strong domestic consumption.

Merger could follow Bank Danamon takeover

Bank Danamon to merge with Bank DBS Indonesia if deal pushes through.

Sumitomo Mitsui to open bank branch in Perth

Expansion into Western Australia driven by need to support Japanese firms.

Faster financial reforms needed to curtail shadow banking danger

Rising risks from shadow banking make this urgent.