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Turkey, China conclude first lira-yuan swap deal - Xinhua News Agency
China to launch yuan's direct trading with seven more currencies - Xinhua News Agency
Southeast Asia Advances in Talks to Dismantle Trade Barriers - Bloomberg News
South Korea Park's presidential powers suspended; PM takes over as acting leader - Reuters
GREATER CHINA
Chinese private banks' assets reach 132.9b yuan by Q3 - Xinhua News Agency
CIRC bars Evergrande Life from trading in shares - China Daily
Speculation over Deutsche Bank stake lifts Bank of China shares - The Nikkei
China banks agree debt restructuring deal with Sinosteel -Bank of China - Reuters
Hong Kong shares post weekly gain as HSBC, developers rise before Fed decision - NewsRise Financial
JAPAN AND KOREA
AXA Korea aims to grow as general direct insurer beyond cars - The Korea Herald
Fixed-rate bank loans on rise ahead of US Fed rate hike - Yonhap News Agency
Impeachment vote to have limited impact on economy, markets: finance minister - Yonhap News Agency
Banks to leave scandal-ridden FKI - The Korea Times
Revision aims to ease interest burden on borrowers - The Korea Times
ASEAN
CIMB adds Vietnam unit to vast ASEAN network - The Nikkei
CIMB reignites regional ambitions on digital banking - The Nikkei
Bangkok Bank CEO hopes Thailand's NPL ratio won't peak at 4% - Asian Banking & Finance
BSP closes Jalajala Rural Bank - The Philippine Star
From 20% to 15% by 2017 BSP seen easing banks' reserve req'ts - The Philippine Star
Sun Life looking to put up more branches in 2017 - BusinessWorld
Central bank orders lenders to craft clean note, coin policies - BusinessWorld
PHL banks ready for tighter monetary conditions - BusinessWorld
SOUTH ASIA
Banks may take Rs 1000 crore hit on card fee waiver - The Economic Times
SBI to launch Rs 25,000 limit credit card soon - Press Trust of India
BoB in talks to buy Central Bank's housing finance arm - Press Trust of India
Govt to launch helpline number '14444' for digital payments support - Press Trust of India
LIC hikes stake in Bata to 7.05% - Press Trust of India
Bank Alfalah, Easypaisa enter deal - The News International
Soneri Bank inks strategic alliances with Covalent, Access Group and TPS - The News International
EBL,DAF Group ink payroll banking deal - The Financial Express
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
BBSW trial for ANZ, Westpac and NAB pushed back to September 2017 - The Australian
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank hikes mortgage rates - The Australian
CBA's Matt Comyn welcomes cooling house price growth - The Australian
ANZ hikes interest rates for property investors - The Sydney Morning Herald
Speedy rate hikes protect bank margins - The Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac warns regulator on impact of stricter banking rules - The Australian
NZ Banks now lending on income over equity - Scoop Media
The Daily Dose Asia-Pacific "Headlines" edition aggregates banking, financial services and insurance headlines from the websites of a limited number of major Asian and Australian publication titles and newswires, with an editorial deadline of 6 a.m. Hong Kong time. Language translations to English are provided by an automated service and may not be entirely accurate.