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Citigroup's Ho Discusses Taiwan, Malaysia Banks

Jan. 25, 2010. 11:11 PM EST (Bloomberg) - Citigroup's Ho Discusses Taiwan, Malaysia Banks

(Source: Bloomberg)

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Ho, an analyst at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Bernard Lo about the outlook for Asian banks. Ho also discusses risks facing banks in Taiwan and Malaysia. (This is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg) ...

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