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Standard Chartered Private Equity partners with Aiyingdao
Standard Chartered Private Equity partners with Aiyingdao
Find out what the strategic cooperation agreement entails.
Hang Seng Bank raises residential mortgage rate by 25 basis points
The raise is effective immediately.
Philippines to weaken surging peso
Banks to cut reserve requirement to boost lending. Sources said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank, is considering another reduction in the reserve requirement imposed on banks to halt the peso’s unabated rise in value.
Standard Chartered closes US$109.35m loan facility in Singapore
Kudos to StanChart's shipping finance team.
SWIFT opens new corporate services centre in Malaysia
The centre currently employs around 40 staff.
CCB opens branch in Russia
China Construction Bank becomes third Big Four bank operating in Russia.
Wing Hang Bank's ~US$230m FY12 profit disappoints analysts
Margin was also disappointing at 1.62%.
Standard Chartered RMB globalisation index reaches a new high of 809 in January
It's up 8.2% from December's 748.
Fitch upgrades viability ratings of Japanese megabanks
Upgrade reflects sustained improvements in the banks' risk absorption capability.
Deutsche Bank develops cash management solution with General Electric Japan
It's to streamline multi-bank JPY payment and reporting processes.
China Merchants Bank's net profit up 25% to RMB 45.3bn in 2012
Total loans and deposits also rose 16% and 14%.
Mortgage loans in Hong Kong declined 15.9%
Blame it on the property cooling measures.
China to expand asset-backed securities businesses
Will lower threshold to allow securities companies to do this.
IFC unveils new financial instrument for RMB internationalization
Find out what IFC's Global Discount Note Program is about.
Banks take the lead expanding China, Gulf States ties
Biggest banks in China and the United Arab Emirates key to building closer financial ties.
China and England agree to a reciprocal 3-year RMB currency swap arrangement
The arrangement will be used to finance direct investment between the UK and China.
Visa launches Visa Ready Partner Program
Mobile network operators can now gain access to Visa IP.
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