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How will Indian banks benefit from RBI's injected capital?
How will Indian banks benefit from RBI's injected capital?
The government will infuse $14b into 21 public sector banks by March.
Thai banks' earnings sink 19% YoY to $1.26b
They expect to recover earnings and ROE in 2018.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: European banks' battles continue; JPMorgan's physical branches vital to expansion
And BoA, Citigroup review policies allowing credit cards to buy bitcoin.
Chart of the Week: Which credit card makes Singaporean customers most satisfied?
The key factors are the card's rewards programme, cashback, and discounts and promotion.
ASEAN banks brace themselves from giant Chinese tech companies
These tech players venture into fintech using data from ecommerce.
Hong Kong banks may need to lift deposit and interbank lending rates
No thanks to higher funding required for retail deposits.
Mobile payment adoption in Singapore is on the rise despite security concerns
Singapore's usage of mobile payments has grown by 53% since 2017.
Chinese banks struggle with tighter liquidity conditions in 2018
Medium and small-sized banks are more vulnerable to these conditions.
Malaysian banks' 2018 net profit growth slows to 7.2%
This is compared to a stronger 13.0% in 2017.
India to put nearly $14b into state banks by March
In return, the banks must implement reforms to boost lending and solve bad debt.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Bank of America customers protest; Deustche Bank overhaul to take time
And Fed works on easing up bank leverage limits.
Chart of the Week: Find out how big Thai banks' bancassurance partnerships boost fee income
It's a win for overall profitability that has been under high credit costs.
Indonesian banks have no more room for rate cuts in 2018
Cutting their reference rate twice in June and September 2017 is enough.
Big thai banks to suffer weak FY17F results
No thanks to higher provision expenses and lower non-interest income.
India's rising government bond yields to slam public sector banks
The banks are exposed to losses from the bonds' reduced investment value.
Philippines' new leverage framework to boost banks' resilience
Banks will be required to hold more capital and curb excessive credit growth.
Hong Kong banks to benefit from HKMA's proposed loss-absorbing capacity rules
These will facilitate loss absorption and recapitalization in case of bank failure.