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Vietnamese banks' war against bad debt pays off
Vietnamese banks' war against bad debt pays off
Lower credit costs lifted average operating profit/risk weighted assets from 1.6% in 2017 to 2.2% in H1 2018.
Chart of the Week: Vietnamese banks rapid loan growth moderates in H1
Retail and manufacturing loans drove H1 gains.
Chinese exposure of Taiwanese banks dips as yuan tumbles
Claims by local lenders to the Mainland fell from $46.91b to $44.62b in June.
Philippine National Bank fully acquires thrift bank subsidiary
The move adds 63 branches to its domestic retail network.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth slows to 8.4% in August as business sentiment sours
Domestic financing and mortgages took a beating.
OCBC Wing Hang Bank kills $425.9m sale of Hong Kong Life Insurance
The closing conditions of the agreement have not been met in time.
Will property stress erode Malaysian banks' strong capital positions?
Residential supply imbalance raises risk to asset quality.
P2P lenders take advantage of Australia's weakened big banks
Growing customer dissatisfaction could act as a springboard for their debut.
Singapore bank lending recovers in August
Lending rose by 0.4% which reverses a 0.9% decline in July.
Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects
Loan growth is poised to settle in mid-teens by year end.
ANZ positions for growth in Asia after massive downsizing
It will now focus fully on institutional banking.
India eases cash rules for banks to soothe credit crunch
The central bank has eased the liquidity coverage ratio norms of banks.
Struggling Japanese regional banks go over the edge to cut losses
They’re bearing the brunt of the profit crunch.
Hong Kong ends era of cheap money as banks hike prime rates
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered led the pack.
Can Taiwanese banks keep a lid on overseas exposure risks?
Exposure to China has been growing since 2010.
RHB Singapore rolls out city's first cyber insurance package
Customers can receive free risk assessment and consultation.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Mobile apps threaten European lenders; Danish banks dragged down along with Danske
And JP Morgan defies the branch-lite push as it sets out to open 50 more branches.