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Thai finance minister urges banks' recapitalisation

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong encouraged Thai banks to recapitalise to cope with growing loan demand ahead of the...

Thai finance minister urges banks' recapitalisation

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong encouraged Thai banks to recapitalise to cope with growing loan demand ahead of the...

Korea's household loan growth hits 4-month low

Household loans among South Korean banks grew at the slowest pace in four months in July as the growth of mortgage lending eased.

Global banks forced to step up supervision of India operations

Global banks that outsource work overseas will be forced to step up supervision of back office operations after lapses involving Indian offshore...

StanChart India's DRs down 7.4%

Threats to strip Standard Chartered ofits state banking licesnse pulled down its Indian depositary receipts by 7.4 percent.

Asia-Pacific banks warned against credit growth-related stress

Philippine banking sector's exposure to failure due to excessive lending remained low, according to Fitch.

Here's why investment bankers have raised hackles of retail banks

A London-based banking analyst will give a glimpse on what's going on in universal banks.

India's PNB 'banking' on retail customers for low-cost funds

Punjab National Bank has campaigned to mop up low-cost funds from retail customers.

Indian banks reject joint response to NPLs

India’s private banks have thumbed down a government proposal to pool their resources to service non-performing loans of individual banks.

Indian interest rate cut on the horizon

Remarks by India’s finance minister fuel speculation that a reduction in interest rates could be forthcoming.

Pakistan's MCB ups 1H profits by 7%

Muslim Commercial Bank posted 7% increases in both profit before tax of Rs. 17.2 billion, and profit after tax of Rs. 11.3 billion.

Here's how the suggested 50% dividend cut will impact banks' capital generation

Find out how it could lift Tier 1 capital generation to current forecast levels.

DBS not giving up on acquiring Danamon

Singapore’s biggest bank by assets will push through with its planned US$7.3 billion acquisition of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia.

Cathay Financial has most employees among Taiwan firms

Cathay Financial is the largest employer among listed peers, according to a Taiwan Stock Exchange’s social responsibility review.

OCBC NISP posts Rp407B net income

OCBC NISP posted a net income of Rp 407 billion in the first half.

Industrial Bank of Korea suffers poor Q2 net interest margin

Industrial Bank of Korea's second-quarter earnings went down 35.7 percent from a year earlier.

BII posts 61% net increase

Bank Internasional Indonesia reported a 61 percent net income increase in the first half with Rp 592 billion or $63 million.

Asian banks urged to cut dividends by 50%: Barclays

Dividend cuts will be needed to fund regualtory capital increases.