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Chart of the Week: Check out Hong Kong banks' growing exposure to the property sector
Direct lending by banks to developers increased 23.6% in March.
Chart of the Week: Check out Hong Kong banks' growing exposure to the property sector
Direct lending by banks to developers increased 23.6% in March.
Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 7.1% in May
The banks' asset quality is still deteriorating.
Thai banks' profit growth to slow to 2% in Q2
Blame it on limited room for NIM expansion and subdued non-II growth.
China banks undergo deleveraging as tight liquidity persists
But it's still in a nascent stage.
Singapore banks' loan growth to hit 6% in FY17
System loan growth moderated to 0.4% in May.
AI, robotics to drive Hong Kong banks' growth
But risk and regulation will remain a key focus.
Can Thai banks withstand a financial crisis?
The banks earned US$11.9b in 2016.
Smaller Indonesian banks' funding costs expected to increase
But the rise will be muted by the caps on time deposit rates.
China probes top deal-making companies to gauge risks of litigation, losses at banks
HNA’s acquisition of Travana is amongst the deals being examined.
Singapore banks to be permitted to invest in e-commerce
Banks will not need to seek prior regulatory approval to do so.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth to hit 5.5% in 2017
But credit growth will still slow over the next quarters.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Banking crisis unlikely 'in our lifetime'; Banks to cut $1.2b in research spending
And Euro zone lenders dampen financial sector recovery.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' lending to the O&G sector rose by as much as 20%
OCBC's exposure to the sector widened the most.
Indonesian banks' capitalisation to be broadly stable
Thanks to high core profitability and loan loss coverage ratios.
Chinese banks urged to tackle loss-making 'zombie firms' as part of reform
Beijing is promoting supply-side structural reform.
Why CASA deposits are no longer a cheap source of funding for Singapore banks
They've been paying up for such deposits to attract new customers.
Aussie banks to face additional tax from Southern state by July 1
Banks say the move is an 'outrageous cash grab'.