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The Asia Pacific will likely remain an active place for mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector in 2021 due to stronger post-pandemic recovery,…
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The financial results of BUKU IV banks, the top banks by core capital in Indonesia, weakened amid the COVID-19 crisis. Banks experienced a contraction…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted substantial impact on the profitability of banks in Asia Pacific, although most are better positioned to weather this…
Saudi Arabian Islamic banks continue to display strong financial performance. The growth of Islamic bank assets accelerated despite slowdown in profits
National Commercial Bank and Banque Misr emerged as the strongest bank by balance sheet in the Middle East and Africa respectively in 2020. Banks in Saudi…
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Chinese and Japanese banks again dominate the list of The Asian Banker 500 largest banks. Balance sheet growth accelerated in the first half of 2020 and…
Bank of China (Hong Kong) emerges as strongest bank by balance sheet in Asia Pacific in 2020. While the majority of banks in the region maintained adequate…
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In addition to leading their institutions to support customers and communities, some bank bosses are also taking pay cuts or making charitable donations…
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Digital banks in Asia Pacific witnessed improving overall profitability in FY2019. Although some digital banks’ net profit in FY2020 has been affected…