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Korean banks in cutthroat fight for customers

Korean banks are luring new customers by offering them great deals.

Korean banks in cutthroat fight for customers

Korean banks are luring new customers by offering them great deals.

Direct yen-yuan trading to begin this week

China has taken a key step towards making the yuan or renminbi a truly global currency.

Laos-Vietnam Bank to double chartered capital

Laos-Vietnam Bank will double its chartered capital to 70 million USD in June 2012 from the current 37.5 million USD from June 2012.

ANZ targets top spot in Indonesian lending business by 2015

ANZ Indonesia will focus on lending to exporters as it aims to be Indonesia’s leading lender to commercial businesses within three years.

Internet banking not popular in Indonesia

Transaction complexity is holding back the growth of Internet banking in Indonesia.

RHB Capital agrees to acquire OSK for $625.9M

RHB Capital Bhd has signed a deal to acquire OSK Investment Bank Bhd for RM1.977 billion or US$625.9 million in cash and stocks.

Maybank targets Greater China for investment banking

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (MIB) has obtained an investment banking licence from Hong Kong.

Chinese businesses shun bank loans as economy worsens

China’s banking sector is lending less and less because of the spreading economic slowdown.

Potential buyers back out of Ta Chong Bank sale

Shares of Ta Chong Bank plunged after potential buyers of the bank had walked away from a possible acquisition.

South Korean banks struggle against massive household debt

Government and banking sector moves to reduce household debt begin to pay off

EastWest Bank records good numbers

The Philippines’ EastWest Banking Corporation posts industry leading numbers for the first quarter.

Hana raided over savings bank scandal

The main office of Hana Capital in southern Seoul have been raided by prosecutors for its role in the Mirae Savings Bank scandal.

Bad loan ratio rises in April for S. Korea's banks

A rise in fresh loan delinquency numbers brought the bad loan ratio up in April for banks in South Korea.

Bank Syariah Mandiri posts Q1 net profit of $20.6M

Margin income and profit sharing pushed Bank Syariah Mandiri's first quarter net profit up by 42.87 percent from last year to Rp192.72 billion or US$20.6 million.

Bank Permata targets $75.6M capital increase

Bank Permata is hoping to beef up its capital by up to US$75.6 million or Rp 700 billion from the first issuance of subordinated bonds.

Chinese banks see drop in bad loans

China's banks reported a reduction in bad loans fall and the maintenance of capital strength in the first three months of 2012.

Singaporean banks prove resilience in stress test: Fitch

Fitch says Singapore banks can fully absorb asset-quality shocks through their earnings alone, thereby leaving a limited impairment risk on capital.