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Bank Central Asia profit up 8% to $791.09m in H1

Bank Central Asia profit up 8% to $791.09m in H1

Earnings were boosted by higher interest income and lower interest expense.

Chinese banking assets up 7.1% to $37t in June

The country is home to the world’s largest banks.

HDFC loan growth beat industry average at 22% in Q1

Personal, credit card, two-wheeler and business lending performed strongly.

China moves to cut capital requirements to ease bank lending

Parameters for macroprudential assessments may be lowered.

SingHealth breach lays bare Singapore banks' cybersecurity risk

Digital info depository MyInfo remains a key target.

Krung Thai Bank profit balloons 140% to $230.26m in Q2

A sharp decline in provisions, which fell by half, buoyed earnings.

Korea moves to ease banks' overseas expansion

Firms with questions about foreign expansion can soon reach out to the FSS.

TMB Bank profit down 13% to $60.07m in Q2

Lending to SME weakened amidst an economic slowdown.

Australian banks rank lowest in global Q3 earnings outlook: UBS

The housing downturn is expected to weigh in on profitability.

Weekly Global News Wrap Up: UBS profit hits $1.3b; Barclays eyes India return

And Italy's Banca Carige is under investigation for market rigging.

Singapore banks urged to tighten verification processes after SingHealth attack

Financial institutions are discouraged from relying on the stolen information for customer verification.

Thai banks weather digital fee waiver after profits climb 21% to $963m in Q2

Krung Thai Bank’s net profit more than doubled to $230.08m.