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RHB Capital expects to begin Indonesia banking this year

A Malaysian financial group remains undeterred by Indonesian moves to cap foreign ownership in its banks.

RHB Capital expects to begin Indonesia banking this year

A Malaysian financial group remains undeterred by Indonesian moves to cap foreign ownership in its banks.

Panin Group sees no Bank Panin sale this year

Panin Group does not expect to sell its controlling 46 per cent stake in Bank Pan Indonesia this year due anticipated strong growth.

Panin Bank hopes to boost capital by $272.9M

Panin Bank hopes to raise as much as US$272.9 million from the financial markets to strengthen its capitalization.

HSBC sells Korean retail operations

HSBC’s international restructuring has hammered its operations in South Korea.

Dhanlaxmi Bank tries to regain investor confidence

Dhanlaxmi Bank will focus on increasing its retail business and cutting costs, CEO PG Jayakuma announced in trying to regain investor confidence.

BNI’s Q1 performance ‘on track’

BNI collected up to Rp 1.8 trillion or US$198 million in new mortgages in the first three months of 2012.

ChinaBank Savings in huge branch expansion

ChinaBank Savings, Inc plans to quintuple its number of branches in the next three to five years.

Malaysian banks advised to tap social media

Malaysia's banks were advised to innovate their approach towards customers via the Internet as well as tap the rising importance of the social media.

Janata Bank Nepal going public in May

Janata Bank Nepal Limited has completed preparations for initial public offering.

Bank Muamalat anticipates lower 2012 profit

Bank Muamalat is expecting its pre-tax profit for the financial year ending March 31, 2012 to go down from the preceding year.

Indonesian credit-card holders reach 14.5 million

Credit cards issued in Indonesia increased to 14.58 million in February from 13.8 million over the corresponding period last year.

IOB to add 400 local and international branches

The expansion plans of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) will reach out to other countries.

Vietnamese banks reaching out to nearby markets

Maritime Bank plans to set up branches or 100 percent Vietnamese owned banks in foreign markets, possibly Laos and Cambodia.

Vijaya Bank to hire 1,200 annually for 100 branch openings every year

Vijaya will recruit about 1,200 clerical and officer staff annually to cover the 100 branches it will open every year.

OCB's after-tax profit remains unchanged at $15.38M

Orient Commercial Bank generated an after tax profit of VND302 billion or US$15.38 million last year, same as in 2010.

Mutiara expects improved value as part of BCA's ATM network

Bank Mutiara is expecting its value to increase by joining the ATM network of BCA.

Indonesia to question DBS on Danamon transaction

The Indonesian central bank is set to discuss with the DBS Group about its plan to buy 99 percent of Bank Danamon shares.