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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.

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.

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.

Indonesian banks' capitalisation to be broadly stable

Thanks to high core profitability and loan loss coverage ratios.

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.