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Friday's headlines, Financials edition

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GREATER CHINA

Bad debt disposal seen improving - China Daily
Hong Kong's Central Bank Looks Likely to Tighten Liquidity - Bloomberg News
Hong Kong central bank unmoved as currency hits 33-year low - Reuters
Hua Nan aims to increase lending to boost its profits - Taipei Times
CTBC forecasts moderate growth on rate increases - Taipei Times

JAPAN AND KOREA

Japan and Thailand work to increase direct currency trading - The Nikkei
Japan suspends trade on 2 cryptocurrency exchanges
- Financial Times
Korea to allow ICOs with new regulations - The Korea Times
Kakao Bank to launch 500 bln won rights offer - Yonhap News Agency
KB Financial aims to stretch lead with shareholder-friendly approach - The Korea Herald

ASEAN

Indonesia's Bank Central Asia 2017 profit rises 13 pct - Reuters
SEC delays review of digital asset rules - Bangkok Post
TBank eyes Q2 deposit race heat-up - Bangkok Post
Bank lending for real estate up 16% to P1.8 trillion last year - The Philippine Star
SHB increases charter capital to over $528.6 million - Viet Nam News
VP Bank stock permitted for margin trading - Viet Nam News

SOUTH ASIA

State banks, ICB to buy 60% shares of Farmers Bank: Muhith - The Daily Star
RBI imposes Rs 10L fine on Equitas SFB for selling products without approval - Press Trust of India
PNB may be given 1 year to provision against fraud - Press Trust of India
Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance ties up with Can Fin Homes - The Hindu Business Line
Edelweiss Retail Finance hopes to raise Rs 500 crore via public issue - The Economic Times
Foreign exchange: SBP's reserves fall $112m, stand at $12.2b - The Express Tribune

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

QBE Insurance Group sells strategic stake in broker AUB - The Australian Financial Review
ASIC questions Westpac over uncalled witnesses in superannuation court case - The Australian Financial Review
CBA treasurer was warned of possible BBSW investigation - The Australian
CommBank halves daily ATM cash deposits to $10,000 - The Australian

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.