Datafiles May 22 Bitcoin’s market dominance falls to 38% as crypto asset trading grows Crypto markets have seen recent spikes and increased volatility as more mainstream companies and speculators continue to join the digital asset tradin... 26353
Current Account Apr 08 Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up The Asia Pacific will likely remain an active place for mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector in 2021 due to stronger post-pandemic recover... 8715
Current Account Mar 29 Top Indonesian banks’ net profit slid 39% as bad loans rose 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... 10992
Datafiles Mar 16 Indonesian banks’ profitability hardest hit amid COVID-19 but remained highest in Asia Pacific The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted substantial impact on the profitability of banks in Asia Pacific, although most are better positioned to weather thi... 8887
AB500 Jan 29 Saudi Arabian and Egyptian banks demonstrate capital strength as Middle Eastern and African peers reveal weakness amid heightened stress 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 S... 20757
Research Note Jan 28 Asian banks' assets grew 10.3% amid surge in mergers and acquisitions 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 a... 9241
AB500 Jan 27 Hong Kong banks prove balance sheet resilience as Asia Pacific players suffer credit and profit stress 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 ade... 27056
AB500 Feb 02 Islamic banks' assets rose 13% Saudi Arabian Islamic banks continue to display strong financial performance. The growth of Islamic bank assets accelerated despite slowdown in profit... 31487
Datafiles Dec 10 Santander Group's Ana Botin and Jose Alvarez made the largest contributions in COVID-19 response In addition to leading their institutions to support customers and communities, some bank bosses are also taking pay cuts or making charitable donatio... 9642
Datafiles Oct 15 Thirteen most profitable digital banks in Asia Pacific upped earnings by 49% in 2019 Digital banks in Asia Pacific witnessed improving overall profitability in FY2019. Although some digital banks’ net profit in FY2020 has been affect... 15938
Datafiles Jun 10 Asia Pacific cautiously resumes economic activity amid unfolding pandemic Countries are eager to strike a balance between mitigating the economic damage from lockdowns and keeping the coronavirus outbreak under control.... 7419
Datafiles Mar 06 Recruitment of digital and technology talent remains active The hiring activity in the banking and financial services market will be driven by factors such as continuous digital transformation, new regulatio... 7677
The Asian Banker 500 Oct 29 Saudi Arabia tops Islamic bank ranking, Malaysia dominates share of assets Islamic banks in Saudi Arabia are the largest and strongest, while Malaysia dominates share of assets... 30012
Oct 22 A demonstration of resilience Banks in Saudi Arabia and UAE remain the strongest in the Middle East, while South African and Egyptian banks are the leaders in Africa... 19596
