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GREATER CHINA
China Muni Bond Sales Start Sooner Than Ever as Growth Slows - Bloomberg News
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank keep nearly a dozen Hong Kong outlets closed after vandals laid waste to premises on New Year’s Day rally - South China Morning Post
China halts tie-up between Shanghai and London exchanges - Financial Times
China foreshadows more reforms in initial public offering rules in 2020 to nurture the growth of the ChiNext stock market - South China Morning Post
China's futures market sees over 30-pct growth in deals - Xinhua News Agency
China scores victory in containing financial risks in 2019 - Xinhua News Agency
Northern China province cracks down on P2P lending - Xinhua News Agency
Nan Shan, Cathay cut declared rate - Taipei Times
Monetary easing will continue through 2020: BOK governor - The Korea Times
Brokerage CEOs seek new growth formula - The Korea Times
'Era of cardless payment on the way' - The Korea Times
P-CBO issuance Decreases by 2 Tril. Won over Past 2 Years - The Korea Times
Former secretary to President Moon named new IBK head - Yonhap News Agency
Korean banking giants seek more M&As: chiefs - Yonhap News Agency
ASEAN
Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Joins Singapore Digital Banking Race - Bloomberg News
Razer Joins Singapore’s Digital Banking Race - Bloomberg News
Baht’s Sudden Drop in the New Year Shows Battle Lines Drawn - Bloomberg News
Credit institutions boost consumer lending before Tết - Viet Nam News
Jokowi Calls For Capital Market Cleanup - Jakarta Globe
SC appoints new executive director - The Sun
Chinese tech firm ByteDance guns for digibank licence in Singapore: sources - The Business Times
CIMB Bank Singapore names new CEO as Mak Lye Mun retires - The Business Times
Central bank sees some hope on cloudy horizon - The Nation
SOUTH ASIA
Rating Companies Soar After India Imposes Small Fine for Missing Default - Bloomberg News
Fintech firms brace for funding squeeze - Mint (India)
RBI announces third round of 'Operation Twist' on 6 January - Mint (India)
Shriram Transport Finance offers NCDs with interest rates up to 9.1% - Mint (India)
HDFC gets Irdai nod to acquire stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance - Mint (India)
JM Financial Home Loans eyes Rs 2000 cr loan-book by FY21 with BoB pact - Press Trust of India
SBI, Union Bank to sell NPAs of Rs 2,836 crore this month - Press Trust of India
Banks not keen to lend big to small businesses - The Economic Times
Bank credit grows 7.10% to Rs 99.47 lakh cr; deposits up 10% to Rs 130 lakh cr - Press Trust of India
SBI will create unit to manage rural, semi-urban business: Rajnish Kumar - Business Standard
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
LICs hit back at ASIC's secret advice to Frydenberg - The Australian Financial Review
Trickle of financial legacy complaints raises concerns - The Australian Financial Review
Natural disasters fuel ‘crazy’ insurance premiums - The Australian
Afterpay acquires lending licence to further US expansion - The Australian
Bushfires force Event to shut Thredbo; CBA, NAB close bank branches - The Australian
Macquarie pulled into massive Dropbox class action - The Sydney Morning Herald
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