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Singapore banks' loan to deposit ratio at its highest level since 1999
Singapore banks' loan to deposit ratio at its highest level since 1999
Check out what led LDR to rise to 96.6% in January.
Hong Kong banks' system deposits up 2.9% in January
Thanks to the 3.6% growth in HK$ deposits.
Philippines urges banks to boost OFW bank savings
Attractive financial instruments needed to achieve this.
See how Bank Negara Indonesia has improved after its 4-year transformation phase
BNI now has 1,447 outlets from only 939 in 2009.
China's total social financing peaked in January at RMB2.5t: Barclays
Find out what other risks loom for China.
UOB's profit growth to be skewed towards regions outside Singapore
Profit contributions from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand rose to 26% in 2012.
This is where BDO Unibank's surprise boost in 2012 earnings came from
It's from the lower-than-expected loan-loss provision of PHP4.9b.
RMB now ranks 13th in the world payments currency list
It has already overtaken the Russian Rouble.
Agricultural Bank of China reports record growth in loans to SMEs
Big Four bank said loans hit US$96 billion in 2012.
Smartphones propel mobile banking in South Korea
Bank of Korea said 37 million persons signed up in 2012.
Nomura predicts strong micro credit growth recovery for Bank Rakyat Indonesia in FY13F
Thanks to the 6,000 newly-hired loan account officers.
This is how HKMA's tighter regulations help banks' credit profiles
The more severe 300bp interest-rate stress test is a boon after all.
Malaysian banks 'comfortably meeting' the set minimums for Basel III
The level of countercyclical buffer required will be the next closely watched milestone.
A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F
Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.
Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15
Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.
RHB Capital's MYR275m revenue synergy target won't happen soon: Nomura
Blame it on unpredictable nature of capital markets.
Philippines' BDO boosts net income by 36% to P14.3b
BDO Unibank's net income jumped 36 percent courtesy of its robust lending, deposit-taking, and fee-based businesses.
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