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Tightening measures are hitting APAC banks more than Basel reforms

Lenders still need to launch extensive Basel implementation plans.

Tightening measures are hitting APAC banks more than Basel reforms

Lenders still need to launch extensive Basel implementation plans.

Japanese banks move to halt all transactions with Iran

The move follows the exit of US from the nuclear agreement deal.

Bank Mandiri's profit up 28.7% to $843.1m in H1 2018

Strong loan growth and higher fee-based income buoyed earnings.

Chinese banks urged to accelerate lending as economy grinds to a halt

New credit as a percentage of GDP has plunged to a near-three-year low in June.

India needs to trim its bloated banking sector: CEA Subramanian

A healthy system has between three to five public and private sector banks.

Property curbs will hit Singapore banks hard only by 2019

Lenders have one more year of relief amidst previous approvals they drew down.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks face trouble beefing up mobile base; Embattled Wells Fargo's earnings crash to $5.19b in Q2

And an Islamic banking entity with about $92b in assets may be in the works. From Bloomberg: The biggest banks’ push into mobile is running out of...

Chinese banks new loans hit $274.91b in June

Household loans dominated monthly lending.

SIBOR set to buoy Singapore banks from slow mortgage growth

Every 10bps rise in SIBOR could offset a 1ppt slowdown in loan growth.

Myanmar steps up oversight over share acquisitions by foreign banks

Foreign investors are allowed to acquire up to 35% stake in local firms.

Australian customers embrace smaller banks as top four bear brunt of scandal

Customer satisfaction was high for mid-sized lenders like Bendigo and ING.

India's PNB aims to reverse steep downfall with one-off share sale

The bank reportedly plans on selling its stake in its housing finance unit.

Over three fourths of the Philippine population is unbanked

This translates to only 15.8 million Filipinos out of 103.3 million.

Chart of the Week: Check out how profitable Hong Kong banks were in 2017

Average NIMs of the largest lenders from 1.43% in 2016 to 1.54% last year.

Vietnamese banks' strong lending dampens capital raising activities

Loan growth of about 20% is outpacing internal capital generation.