East & Partners
(16 November 2004 – South Korea) HSBC is reportedly close to acquiring Korea First Bank for about US$3.2 billion.HSBC is...
(21 September 2004 – Japan) Citigroup’s Japanese commercial banking business has been ordered to close down operations in Osaka, Nagoya,...
(24 August 2004 – Vietnam) Investors looking for new markets could do worse than take a look at Vietnam, delegates...
(27 July 2004 – UK) Britain’s Abbey National is set to be purchased by Spain’s largest bank, Santander Central Hispano,...
(6 July 2004 – Australia) HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citigroup continue to dominate Asia’s corporate banking markets with the three...
(15 June 2004 – Europe) Deutsche Bank continues to be the subject of merger rumours with Swiss rival Credit Suisse...
(25 May 2004 – Hong Kong) HSBC has reportedly opened discussions with China’s Bank of Communications with a view to...
(18 May 2004 – Australia) National Australia Bank’s share of lending to Australia’s commercial enterprises has dropped over the past...
(28 April 2004 – India) Global banking power Citigroup has targeted India as a key expansion market for its retail...
(9 March 2004 – Germany) Speculation continues over the future of Deutsche Bank with JPMorgan Chase the latest bank to...
