ASIA'S BEST DOMESTIC BANK, BOND & EQUITY HOUSE AWARDS 2004 - Domestic banks reach out

The region's banking industry has changed yet further. And there are yet more credible contenders in the local markets for the award of Best Domestic Bank. With the region's local commercial banks attempting to counter the increasing competition from global institutions and the shrinking returns in their own saturated domestic markets. The nets are being cast wider as they devise regional acquisition strategies in other countries in order to compete.