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Chinese banks post net profit, operating income growth in 2019: report

Sample size was equivalent to 71.37% of total assets and 76.77% of net profit.

Economic slump will drag Australian banks' loan performance: analysis

Wider effect will depend on stimulus measures and severity of disruption.

Hurdles ahead for Thai banks as Q1 profit drops 13%: analyst

Loan demand and NIMs are under threat because of the pandemic.

Viet banks to shoulder economic shock

The central bank has ordered banks to extend debt relief to affected borrowers.

HSBC axes top managerial posts in investment bank

Last month, the bank announced a temporary hold in redundancies.

Chart of the Week: Japan's card payments to grow 2.6% in 2020

ATM cash withdrawals are expected to fall by 5.5% during the year.

OCBC Singapore to hand out $698m in SME loans by 30 June

The bank will pass all cost savings to SMEs by lowering the interest rate.

Singapore's big three banks to average 38% fall in Q1 earnings: analyst

Margins are expected to shrink 6-10 bps compared to Q4 2019.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to halt funding for coal plants

This marks the 18th global financial institution to exclude coal for funding in 2020.

A third of Malaysians will have digital-only bank accounts by 2025

About 4.7 million adult locals currently have a digital-only account.

Malaysian banks stick with dividend payouts

The regulator has yet to order a delay in doing so.

Economic woes fuel pressure on COVID-hit Japanese banks: Fitch Ratings

Asset quality will likely decay faster than estimated, impeding efforts to sustain profits.

Chart of the Week: India's fintech investments grew 19.1% in 2015-2019

In 2019, local firms raised $5.1b in total from 154 deals.