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Malaysia's RHB, AmBank to begin merger talks - sources - Reuters
N Korean intelligence behind BB heist: Russian expert - The Financial Express
Deutsche Bank inks $3bn Chinese project finance deal - Financial Times
Govt requests ADB to finance private sector enterprises - The Financial Express
SBI-FMO Fund, IFC infuse $28.5m in Lankan bank Sanasa - DealStreetAsia
GREATER CHINA
China's financial clampdown will continue — for now - Financial Times
China central bank suspends cash injections - Xinhua News Agency
CIC to invest more in innovative industries - China Daily
Regulator changes stake game - China Daily
New vision on Belt and Road financing connectivity - Xinhua News Agency
JAPAN AND KOREA
Japan looks to double cashless payments in 10 years - The Nikkei
Board member says BOK should keep monetary easing policy - Yonhap News Agency
Allianz taps CFO as chief - The Korea Times
KB Savings Bank to launch simplify sign-in service - The Korea Herald
ASEAN
BCA Introduces Cardless Cash Withdrawal - Jakarta Globe
CIMB urges customers to use PIN for card transactions - Bernama
Singapore tech authority teams up with SGX to boost IPOs - The Nikkei
BSP allows more micro-banking services - The Philippine Star
Bank lending grows 19% to P6.22 T - The Philippine Star
SOUTH ASIA
Waive promoters' personal guarantee under S4A Plan: Banks to RBI - Press Trust of India
Demonetisation pulls down India GDP growth rate to 6.1% in Q4 2016-17 - Mint
Banks invoke RBI's SDR norms to take control of Ballarpur Industries - Press Trust of India
Banks Board Bureau won't pick heads of financial institutions - The Economic Times
Icra downgrades Oriental Bank of Commerce citing weak financials - The Economic Times
Chola MS General Insurance raises Rs 100 crore of Tier 2 Capital - The Economic Times
ASK Group plans to launch NBFC by July - Mint
Dhaka bourse sees investors' increased participation - The Financial Express
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
ASIC investigates budget leak, defends bank rate-rigging probe - The Australian
Banks profits face 2pc crop on bank levy: UBS - The Australian
Industry super ad in henhouse - The Australian
ANZ Wealth adds SMAs to platform - Financial Standard
NZ faces housing, dairy and bank risks say RBNZ - BusinessDesk
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.