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Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers
Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.
Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers
Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.
Korean banks' bad loan ratio falls below 1% in Q3 for first time in a decade
Shipping corporates are making good headway in the crackdown.
Chinese banks' wealth management units greenlit to buy shares
It aims to boost market confidence amidst a cooling economy.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth eases to 2% in October
This represents the fourth straight month of decline.
China's shadow banking sector shrunk to $9.02t in January-September
Trust loans and entrusted loans dropped sharply.
High credit costs hit Indian banks' earnings turnaround
Net interest margins will widen at a snail's pace.
Chinese bank loan growth to hit 13.8% in 2019
The non-financial corporate segment will drive lending gains.
Singapore's October bank loan growth slows 3.41% to $671.74b
Business loans rose 3.35%.
China's explosive wealth boom triggers private bank hiring spree
Homegrown and international banks are aggressively hiring.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Eastern European bank M&A activity heats up; Scotiabank exits nine countries
And a Fed official has raised concern about US mobile payments.
Chart of the Week: Retail deliquencies add to Chinese banks' bad loan problem
Lenders have been growing their retail units in chase of higher yields.
Japanese banks tie up for QR code payment service
A trial will begin in October 2019 with full launch slated by April 2020.
Chinese commercial banks' bad loan ratio to hold below 1.9%
It already hit 1.87% in Q3.
Vietnamese banks' capital shortfalls triggers bond issuance frenzy
BIDV has approved the issuance of 400,000 bonds to raise $170.5m.
Singapore banks hold firm even as trade war comes knocking
Earnings are poised to grow by 20% in FY18 and 9% in 2019.
Korean banks shun traditional business as population ages
The share of non-bank assets hit 20.3% from 14.5% in 2013.
Lower capital G-SIB requirements loom for Chinese megabanks amidst shadow banking crackdown
CCB’s extra CET1 requirements fell to 1% from 1.5%.