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Maybank to open a branch office in Myanmar after license grant
In line with liberalising country's banking sector.
Myanmar confers Foreign Banking License on UOB
Allowing deeper onshore banking relationships.
Singapore banks' loans to keep outstripping deposits
Loan growth to hover around 10%.
Siam Commercial Bank braces itself for disappointing loan growth
It'll dip below sector average.
Take a look at how Singapore’s loan growth is nearing the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Deposit growth languishes near to zero.
China's big 4 banks finally allowed to relax rules for "first-home purchase"
In hopes of boosting home loans.
HSBC boasts of second-largest common equity offering YTD
Proceeds will be for Basel III requirements.
Follow-ons drive 2014 Asia-Pacific equity offerings
But total amount down 14% YoY.
PBOC reportedly set to rewrite first-time mortgage definition
It could boost the property market.
Hong Kong banks unveil capital replenishment plans in 3Q14
But there's potential capital shortfall.
Union Bank of the Philippines eyes acquiring mid-size banks
In line with its reported planned expansion.
Philippine banks' NPL ratio slightly climbs to 2.11% in July
It's apparently better than July last year.
Indonesia loan growth feared to ease to 15-18% in 2014
It'll be the slowest since 2010.
Chong Hink Bank AT1 capital issue raises possibility of EPS dilution
Bonds will boost Tier-1 and total CAR.
Net loans of Hong Kong's top 4 banks have more than doubled since 2009
Annual profits have also grown consistently.
3 bank themes playing around India's long-awaited economic revival
Yes, they will benefit the most.