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Rising borrowing costs, reduced demand, and stringent credit barriers have dampened growth prospects, and these factors are unlikely…
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Banks in Asia Pacific invested an estimated $63 billion towards technology in 2022. The annual spending on technology is expected to…
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US banks’ return on equity declined due to higher loan-loss provisions, while Denmark’s Danske Bank reported the steepest drop, primarily…
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Transaction banks in the Middle East are expanding services in non-oil businesses with high growth potential, in line with economic…
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Banks have been investing in AI over the last few years, focusing on specific use cases. They must now scale AI across their business…
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China's e-commerce rebounded in 2023, with Pinduoduo's remarkable performance surpassing that of Alibaba and JD.com. Alibaba responded…
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China’s wealth management market overcame regulatory hurdles and saw renewed investor confidence in the first half of 2023, with mutual…
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The impact of the Renminbi as a commodity currency extends beyond trade transactions, influencing its broader usage in the global financial…
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Banks increasingly focus on modernising technology architecture and ‘hollow’ their core systems to address the challenges of legacy…
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Despite China’s trade surplus, the RMB is depreciating against the USD and Euro due to lower yields on RMB-denominated assets, but…
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Trade finance is gradually digitalising amid evolving e-commerce models, driven by technology and sustainability; the $2.5 trillion…
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Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia remains the leading global Islamic bank, with Middle Eastern counterparts surpassing Asian ones in scale…