Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 106 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789811603983
Series Statement:
Palgrave pivot
Content:
Intro -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 History of Macao -- 1.2 About Seng Heng Bank and ICBC -- Seng Heng Bank: A Macao Success Story -- ICBC: Largest Commercial Bank in the World -- ICBC Acquiring Seng Heng Bank -- Generous Offer to Buy Seng Heng Bank Accepted -- Post-Acquisition Successes -- 1.3 Why Banking Industry Is of Interest in a Gaming and Tourism Dominated Society of Macao -- Strength and Resilience -- Closely Intertwined -- Role of Banks in the Smooth Running and Development of an Economy -- Role of Banks as Intermediaries -- Payment and Clearing Services, Foreign Exchange and Liquidity -- Credit Monitoring -- Problems in the Financial Systems Can Spill Over into the Real Economy -- Role in "One Centre, One Platform" in Macao -- 1.4 About This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Macao's Economy and Banking Industry -- 2.1 Macao's Economy -- 2.2 The Gaming and Tourism Industry -- Origins and Liberalisation -- Macao's over-Reliance on Gaming -- Diversification and Development of Financial Services -- 2.3 Macao's Financial Sector and Banking Industry -- Emergence of Banking Industry in 1970s -- Most "Local" Banks Are Subsidiaries of Overseas Banks -- Major Gold Trading Centre: 1940s-1970s -- Banks Operating in Macao -- References -- Chapter 3: Seng Heng Bank (1972-2007) -- 3.1 Bank Origins and Acquisition by STDM -- 3.2 Business Model and Expansion Strategy -- Computerisation -- Diversification of Business Lines -- Expansion of Business and Improved Profitability (1989-1996) -- 3.3 Asian Financial Crisis (1997-2000) -- New Developments -- 3.4 Continued Growth after AFC (2001-2007) -- Sustainable Competitive Advantage -- Managed Growth over 2000-2007 -- Unfounded Reports of US Money Laundering Allegations -- Awards.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789811603976
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Huen, Patrick W. M. Seng Heng Bank Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 ISBN 9789811603976
Language:
English
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