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India mulls including bank recapitalisation bonds in mandatory reserves
India mulls including bank recapitalisation bonds in mandatory reserves
The goal is to save the country's cash-strapped banks.
Vietnamese banks' problem loan ratio to improve to 6% in 2018
It already declined to 6.5% in June this year.
China's big banks post higher profits and slower bad loans growth in Q3
Thanks to a 'cocktail of policy measures'.
Singapore's bank loans growth hits 5.9% for the first nine months of 2017
It's a big jump from the -0.6% in 2016.
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Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 10%
Issuances hit US$2b in August 2017.
India's state banks to receive $32b of capital over two years
India eyes recovering from a 25-year low bank loan growth.
These initiatives could help Malaysia remain a regional Islamic banking hub
New human capital development programmes will complement existing ones.
Singapore banks' margins boosted by Fed, Hong Kong rates
UOB will benefit the most from stronger margins.
Thai banks' 3Q17 earnings 'disappointedly weak'
Profits missed consensus by 8%.
Australian banks' stable profitability to offset risks for the next 12-18 months
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Chart of the Week: Fewer Chinese banks relied on wholesale funding for asset growth
The maturity profiles of wholesale funds also improved.
What could drag the Japanese banks' strengthening capitalisation?
It's a continued shift toward assets with higher risk weights.
Philippine banks' asset performance metrics to be stable for the next 18 months
Thanks to robust economic growth and low interest rates.
Thai banks' NPL risk to gradually improve by end-2017
Overall credit costs will still be high but will eventually ease.
Malaysian banks' gross impaired loans up 6.4% in August
But GIL ratio is stable at 1.67%.