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Pressures on India's public banks to remain despite the USD3.4bn capital injection

Indian banks will need USD90bn in total additional capital to meet Basel III requirements.

Pressures on India's public banks to remain despite the USD3.4bn capital injection

Indian banks will need USD90bn in total additional capital to meet Basel III requirements.

Singapore banks' problem loans ratio to increase to 1.8% by end-2017

Expect weaker quality loans in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and China.

Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2016 honours more than 80 winning companies

It was the biggest ABF Awards in history, with over 230 attendees.

Indian banks plagued with significant amounts of NPLs

Gross NPL ratio increased sharply to 7.6% in March.

Australian banks' NIMs to be hit by prolonged period of low interest rates

Multiple headwinds put pressure on the banks' credit profiles.

BDO Unibank poised for a capital-raising spree as loan growth flourishes

The government’s target of infrastructure spending is also up.

Chinese banks to be hit by high credit risks from overcapacity

This is following several high-profile defaults in late 2015 and early 2016.

BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietcombank propose increasing foreign ownership limitation to 35%

Reducing the ownership of the State bank in their banks is another option.