"Special Mention Loans" across Asia
Banks in Asia tend have five loan categories, where the last three combined are termed non-performing (NPL). These categories are substandard,...
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Best of Smartkarma: The Guest Editor's Cut #22
Welcome to the 22nd Edition of the Smartkarma [Guest] Editor's Cut, a weekly summary of the key themes and ideas of the last week's research on...
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Vietnam's Banks Are Intriguing
There are few places where economic growth is high and rising. Of course this is the case for the OECD, but even in Asia-Pacific, this is rare.The...
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Be Wary of High LDR Banks at Present
A likely Russian credit and currency crisis, the weakening Euro and ineptitude of BoJ combine to create a world of worry in markets and bank...
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