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Here's what their performance in 1H17 says about Chinese banks
                                                                                 
                    
                    
  They have better asset quality and funding profiles.
                
                                
            Here's what their performance in 1H17 says about Chinese banks
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            
  They have better asset quality and funding profiles.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Moving from “Fin” to “Tech”: Five key success factors in future China fintech
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Chinese fintech has caught the eyes of investors around the world with its explosive growth in the past half-decade. In our recent report Fintech in...
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Regulators near finalising new bank capital rules; EU bank watchdog to set conditions on cross-border trades
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  And French bankers face pressure to bring jobs home to Paris.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Check out the Philippine banks' loan growth per segment
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Consumer loan growth will outpace corporate loans.
                    
                                        
                    
                Malaysian banks' loan-to-deposit ratio improves slightly to 89.6%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Thanks to stronger deposit growth in August.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese banks' profitability takes a hit from narrowing NIMs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  But PwC said large commercial banks were 'spared the worst of pain'.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indian banks' bad loans reach a record $146b
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Are the country's bad debt problems out of control?
                    
                                        
                    
                Why Philippine banks' headline profits are expected to remain muted
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Banks' large stock of investments in government bonds is one factor.
                    
                                        
                    
                Michael Wang of Bank of China (Hong Kong) shares how they collaborate with fintechs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  He reveals that the bank has been working not only with large enterprises such as Tencent and Alibaba.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Banks' Brexit moving costs to hit $500m each; US regulators propose easier capital requirements
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  And Goldman Sachs is exploring bitcoin trading operation.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why Thai banks are expected to report soft 3Q17 earnings
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Loan growth could weaken and NPLs could rise.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Hong Kong banks to remain well capitalised
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The sector's total capital ratio grew from June 2014.
                    
                                        
                    
                Japanese banks' profitability to deteriorate at a slower pace
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  The gap between interest rates on existing loans and those on new loans is narrowing.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippine banks' capitalisation to fall slightly over the next 18 months
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  But analysts say it's not a cause for concern.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore's domestic bank loans up 5.1% to US$465b in August
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Business loans also grew 5.5% to US$277b.
                    
                                        
                    
                Systemic drawbacks drag Hong Kong banks in digitalisation race
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Legacy systems, regulatory challenges, and exposure to the mainland are taking their toll on banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                Malaysian banks' loan growth hits 5.8% in August
                                                                                                 
                        
                        
  Both household and non-household loans showed positive growth.