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India lifts curbs on three public sector banks as recovery looms
They have successfully met capital and bad loan requirements.
India lifts curbs on three public sector banks as recovery looms
They have successfully met capital and bad loan requirements.
Singapore bank loans grow 3% in December
Business lending grew to 4.1% even as loans to consumers softened.
Union Bank of the Philippines profits down 13% to $140m in 2018
It fell prey to margin pressures amidst steep interest rates.
Bank of India hopes for profit turnaround in Q4
Bad loans provisions more than doubling to $1.29b dragged the bank to higher net loss in Q3.
Indonesia gears to set up mega-lender to oversee 40% of banking assets
The four state banks will be put under the holding company, PT Danareska.
Singapore banks rev up tech hiring to plug digital vacancies
A fifth of job postings are for employees with digital skills.
Singapore banks grapple with tepid margins in 2019
Net interest margins are set to rise by 3-5bp.
Chart of the Week: Thai banks ramp up lending to risky SMEs
SME loans accelerated to 7.2% in September 2018 from 2.4% in 2017.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Three-way UAE merger creates $114b banking giant; Standard Chartered slapped with $40m fine
And Kazakhstan is looking for a bank to take over its second largest lender.
Vietnam to put an end to cross-ownership at banks by 2020
The number of cases between direct share ownership between banks and enterprises fell to 4.
1MDB scandal fails to shake trust in Malaysian banks: survey
Banking is still the most trustworthy profession for Malaysians.
Singapore banks' loan growth to grind to a halt at 0.5% by end-2019
Mortgage loans and business-related loans are caving under pressure.
Korean major banks to cut working hours
The move comes after the country implemented a 40-hour work week.
Taiwanese banks' year-end loans receive boost from heated consumer spending
Housing loans rose for the 22nd straight month to $226.97b.
Hong Kong banks' pre-tax profit up 19.4% in 2018
NIM rose to 1.62% from 1.45% in 2017.
The Philippines beefs up bank branch network even as Asian peers trim down
Roughly 66.3% of towns and cities have banking presence in 2018.
Bangkok Bank profit up 7% to $1.11b in 2018
Non-interest income rose 9.1%.
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