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Malaysian banks' loans loss coverage ratio on a persistent decline since 2014
Malaysian banks' loans loss coverage ratio on a persistent decline since 2014
It has declined to 74.4% from 4Q14's peak of 91.1%.
Chinese banks endure record high borrowing costs
Moody's says profitability will be affected.
Singapore banks have some scope to improve liability management: analyst
Banks are already working on lowering their liability cost.
Indonesian banks' loan growth to hit 12% as operating environment improves
But a key downside risk is the corporate sector's still high external debt level.
Indian banks ordered to go to court to resolve $31b bad loans
The banks are urged to use insolvency laws.
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Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' customer spreads 'stubbornly subdued'
They were 1.95 to 2.14% in Q1.
Indonesian banks' earnings to be boosted by declining credit costs
Indonesian banks' core profitability will remain stable.
How exposed are Hong Kong banks to the mainland?
Exposure hit 29.3% of system-wide assets as of March 2017.
Check out how Singapore banks fare in terms of asset quality and pre-provision operating profit
Guess which bank posted the highest PPoP growth?
Why non-interest income is Malaysian banks' key earnings driver
Analysts' pre-provision operating growth forecast of 8% depends on its recovery.
Foreign banks' China exposure to rebound from 2015 trough
Mainland China exposure of foreign banks rose 3.7% to USD1,642b in 2016.
Why Chinese banks resorted to using substandard collateral
Lack of regulatory enforcement is one reason.
Indian banks' weak capitalisation levels remain a key concern
Some public banks will require external equity capital of up to $14.6b.
3 reasons why Thai banks' NPL problems are not as bad as feared
The deterioration was not broad-based.
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And HSBC partners with AI startup.
Chart of the Week: Check out Malaysian banks' total deposits vs CASA growth
System deposits are on a gradual uptrend.