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ICBC Singapore completes first onshore RMB repo transaction
The RMB200m transaction is deemed a 'breakthrough'.
ICBC Singapore completes first onshore RMB repo transaction
The RMB200m transaction is deemed a 'breakthrough'.
Stronger loan growth in Philippine banking sector eyed
Amid slowdown in May.
Finalised operating standards to strengthen Malaysia's Islamic banking industry
Securing its position as Indonesia attempts to create a mega bank.
Total bank lending bucks 4-month losing streak with modest gains in May
Loans and advances grew to $597b.
China Construction Bank, Euroclear ink MOU on offshore RMB financial products
Regarding a global RMB financial products platform.
Asian Banking and Finance salutes Asia’s best and brightest banks
Around 200 bankers flocked to the event.
UOB to facilitate investments of US$300 million into Myanmar over the next 12 months
Its Yangon branch officially opened today.
UOB rolls out tertiary education programme for small biz bankers
For helping small businesses expand.
Indonesia's banks have been outpacing regional peers in profitability
It's been the case since 2013.
Shaky Indonesian loans put UOB under threat
Asset quality will deteriorate.
ICBC Singapore unveils combination dual currency card for USD, SGD customer accounts
Its the first in Singapore.
Korea's long bank merger transitions hold up benefits
Such as cost-savings, among others.
Non-residents hold CNY4.4 trillion worth of total RMB denominated assets
Up from CNY2.88 trillion in 2013.
India's new debt restructuring rules address troubled corporate loan exposure
These can significantly help banks.
1 in four Hong Kongers willing to share DNA with banks for easier authentication
Majority wants biometrics instead of passwords.
India banks can now convert debt into equity
Major boost for stressed loans recovery efforts.
Australian banks' domestic funding gap diminishing
This is good news for the banks.