In Focus

The Big Four Chinese banks ramp up lending in an effort to stave off a further weakening of the Chinese economy.

The Singapore unit of CIMB Bank is poised to expand its Islamic banking operations in a big way.

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd has become the first Australian bank fully licensed to offer a broad array of renminbi-related products and services to customers in China.

A disconcerting jump in bad debts is forcing Vietnam to take measures to prop up the country’s banking industry.

The central bank says the rising level of non-performing assets isn’t too scary at the present time.

Year 1 in a three-year strategy that should eventually see HSBC become the world’s leading international bank seems to have gotten off to a galloping start.

The tough liquidity ratios that allowed India’s banking system to withstand the worst of The Great Recession will get even tougher.

Bank of East Asia Ltd, Hong Kong’s largest independent local bank and third largest bank, expects to issue up to one billion in dim sum bonds this year.

Despite a Q1 performance it described as “solid with good results,” ANZ will axe over 1,000 more jobs in anticipation of a worsening of the malaise affecting world banking.

Government-owned State Bank of India reported a welcome 15% rise in new profit during the quarter up to December 2011. But this was the only bit of good news for the quarter.

Fear of inflation is keeping bank lending in check in a big way.

Flat interest margins and low loan growth are expected to take their toll on Singapore’s leading banks.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has identified 2016 as the year where things could go from bad to worse for Japan.

Malaysia’s banking system capitalisation remained strong with the risk-weighted capital ratio and core capital ratio at 14.9% and 12.9%.

Two of China’s top five banks are to establish branches on Taiwan, becoming the first Mainland lenders to bank on the island.

Soaring loan costs are about to cost Australia’s “Big Four Banks” dearly.