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Bank of Albania claims Albanian financial system healthy

​Bank of Albania (BoA) said on Wednesday the country's banking sector and the entire financial system in general have a healthy and stable performance.

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Myanmar grants 9 foreign banks permission to operate amid financial reform efforts

​Myanmar has made a new move in its financial reform efforts, granting preliminarily on Wednesday a total of nine foreign banks permission to open branches for financial service operations in Myanmar for the first time in more than five decades.

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China to set up fully private banks in 2014: CBRC

China will set up three to five fully private banks on a trial basis this year in a bid to further open up the banking sector to domestic and foreign capital, China's banking regulator said Monday.

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No immediate meltdown in China's shadow banking: Moody's

China's shadow banking will not shake the country's financial stability within the next 12 to 18 months, though its rapid growth poses key risks to the Chinese banking system, analysts at Moody's said on Monday.

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Scholar said China's shadow banking system not always harmful

A Hong Kong scholar told the APD that the Chinese mainland's shadow banking system is not definitely harmful, as long as it can be properly regulated.