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KBank named in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 7th straight year
                                                                                 
                    
                    KBank has also earned CDP A List from the Carbon Disclosure Project.
                
                                
            KBank named in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 7th straight year
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            KBank has also earned CDP A List from the Carbon Disclosure Project.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Weekly Global News Wrap: JPMorgan expects 20% revenue drop in Q1; CBA reports record profits
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Apple may look into into customers’ spending history, device ownership for BNPL services
                    
                                        
                    
                High interest rates carry DBS to record net profit of $6.14b in 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Total income surpassed S$16b for the first time in the bank’s history.
                    
                                        
                    
                Trust for Singapore banks rises for second consecutive year: study
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The index rose to 70 points, indicating high trust in banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank of the Philippine Islands’ net income reaches record $722m in 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Revenue was bolstered by growth in its net interest income.
                    
                                        
                    
                Indian banks’ Adani exposure minimal: Moody’s
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Eexposure is less than 1% of banks’ total loans, the ratings agency estimates.
                    
                                        
                    
                GXS Bank names former SGX president as group CEO
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Since stepping down in 2019, Muthukrishan Ramaswami has served on the boards of GovTech Singapore and Temus.
                    
                                        
                    
                Weekly Global News Wrap: Grupo Mexico clinches $5b to buy Citi assets; Brazilian banks may set aside $890m for Americanas losses
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And the UK lays out plans to regulate cryptocurrency.
                    
                                        
                    
                Techcombank reports profit before tax of $1.09b in 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Net interest income grew 13.5% during the year.
                    
                                        
                    
                UnionBank net income up 12% to $233.59m in 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Revenue hit a record high, whilst consumer loans rose after acquiring Citi’s assets.
                    
                                        
                    
                Thailand's KBank targets 5-7% loan growth in 2023
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Thailand's economy will recover unevenly, varying across different businesses, KBank's CEO noted.
                    
                                        
                    
                High inflation, interest rates may increase Southeast Asian banks’ loan problems
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Both asset quality and profits will weaken but should be manageable, says Moody’s.
                    
                                        
                    
                Better rates, lower fees not enough for digital banks to make a profit: analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Those who can tap into their parents’ customer base have the best chance of success.
                    
                                        
                    
                India’s Yes Bank saw profit drop 80% in Q4 2022: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank aims to recover INR10b in the current quarter, its chief executive said.
                    
                                        
                    
                Economic growth to cushion rising risks faced by ASEAN banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Tightening of interest rate cycles in 2023 will weaken asset quality, says Fitch.
                    
                                        
                    
                China’s big four banks $550m short of meeting loss provision
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Expect a flurry of senior non-preferred issuance bonds from the lenders.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.