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Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 7.1% in May
The banks' asset quality is still deteriorating.
Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 7.1% in May
The banks' asset quality is still deteriorating.
Chinese banks urged to tackle loss-making 'zombie firms' as part of reform
Beijing is promoting supply-side structural reform.
China's shadow banking crackdown finally cools credit growth
Bank lending growth has held up, while non-loan TSF declined in May.
This worst case scenario could hurt Thai banks' profits by up to 29%
Krung Thai Bank will be most impacted.
Chinese banks endure record high borrowing costs
Moody's says profitability will be affected.
Indian banks ordered to go to court to resolve $31b bad loans
The banks are urged to use insolvency laws.
How exposed are Hong Kong banks to the mainland?
Exposure hit 29.3% of system-wide assets as of March 2017.
Krung Thai Bank's earnings could decline 10% as coal company defaults
If EARTH's loans turn into NPLs, it may add 20bps to KTB's NPLs.
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.
Hong Kong banks' capital to be hit by tighter property regulations
But impact is expected to be manageable.
What you need to know about 'ghost collaterals' haunting Chinese banks
These fraudulent collaterals endanger the health of China's financial system.
Everything you need to know about Indian banks' $191b 'zombie' debt
It's threatening the country's economic expansion.
Banks may not be lending enough if bad debts don't rise during tough times
Singapore's central bank chief says they're probably not taking on sufficient risks.
Thai banks' lending growth to recover in the second half of 2017
Some banks announced lower loan rates for some customers in May.
Hong Kong banks raise mortgage rates
As the HKMA raised risk-weighted floor to 25% for new residential loans.
Chinese banks' average annual loan growth to hit 7% till 2020
Client loans could reach US$18.7t in 2017.
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