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GREATER CHINA
China Approves List of Nominees to Fill Top Government Positions - Bloomberg News
Chinese giant HNA to axe 100,000 jobs, quarter of its workforce, says report - South China Morning Post
Man, 57, arrested in armed robbery of Bank of East Asia - South China Morning Post
China bank, UBA seal $100m deal for African SMEs - The Guardian
Taiwan's Central Bank to Consider Blockchain Technology for Payment Systems - Finance Magnates
JAPAN AND KOREA
Japanese bank to open office in Hà N?i - Viet Nam News
Japanese megabanks team up on mobile payments - The Nikkei
Equity crowdfunding in Japan poised to grow fivefold this year - The Nikkei
BOK tipped to hike key rate in May or July - Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
Capital market upgraded - Bangkok Post
Stock exchange purges dormant brokers - BusinessWorld
For banks, digital is way to go as market evolves - BusinessWorld
UPDATE 1-Malaysia's Maybank, CIMB see regional boost to loans growth in 2018 - Reuters
TNB Posts RM2.74 Bln Net Profit For Short FY17 - Bernama
Affin Bank Q4 earnings jump 30.5% - The Sun Daily
UOB Kay Hian Q4 net profit jumps 85 percent - The Business Times
Singapore bank lending dips in January: MAS - The Straits Times
SOUTH ASIA
IFC, HSBC Bangladesh plan to establish $200m risk sharing facility - DealStreet Asia
Canara Bank, Corporation Bank clarify on fraud cases - Press Trust of India
CBI arrests auditor at PNB as fraud investigation widens - Reuters
SBI hikes term deposit rates by up to 50 bps - The Hindu Business Line
Federal 'Banks' on blockchain tech to speed up remittances - The Hindu Business Line
Videocon to sell entire equity stake in insurance arm - The Hindu Business Line
Firms line up IPOs worth Rs12,000 crore in March - Mint
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
ASIC to scrutinise bundled business models - The Australian Financial Review
Australia's Westpac says Big Four banks are not 'highly profitable' - Reuters
CBL Insurance claims payments frozen - latest - Insurance Times
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.
