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Indonesian banks' loan growth won't rally faster in 2H13
But high LDRs among banks loom.
BEA reports its lowest cost-to-income ratio since 2007
It fell 530bp sequentially to 54.2% in 1H13.
Hong Kong banks' underlying earnings predicted to climb 6%
Thanks to these 2 growth drivers.
Guess what are the big boosters in Singapore banks' laudable 2Q report
Loan growth exceeded expectations.
BDO's PHP4b net income in 2Q13 well within analyst's expectation
Net earnings reached PHP14.1b in 1H13.
3 interesting trends driving Indonesian banks' 11.3% profit increase in 2Q13
BCA was the strong outperformer.
This is what dragged down OCBC's 2Q13 profit by 14%
Unrealized MTM losses are to blame.
Record US$415 million profit for Metrobank in H1
Also the highest ever by a local bank.
Bank of East Asia's profits jumped 13% to HK$3.4b
It set a new interim record.
Singapore banks' system loan growth dips to 9.6% in June
What could be the reasons behind it?
Mizuho net profit jumps 35%
Boosted by a rally in Japanese stocks.
SMFG doubles Q1 profit to US$2.9 billion
Equity investments and brokerage unit profit drive growth.
MUFJ reports 40% profit surge
Buoyed by strong performance in its fee-related business.
ICICI Bank makes US$376.7 million net profit
Non-performing loans increase, however.
UOB's mortgage growth rate feared to collapse to 5% in 2014
ven group loan growth could slow.
Bank of East Asia's net profit predicted to drop 12% to HK$2.6b
NIM gains to be modest.