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Article: BRIEFING - ASIA BANKING - FEB 23, 2007.
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- February 23, 2007
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An executive briefing on banking for Feb 23, 2007, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
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