News Releases 2008

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October

• Media statement (13 Oct)
• Media statement (02 Oct)

September

• This Children's Day, DBS fulfils wishes of more than 400 children (30 Sep)
• Media statement (24 Sep)
• DBS Bank officially launches expanded 40-branch network in Taiwan | 中文 (05 Sep)
• DBS becomes first bank in Singapore to offer full suite of regional China Unionpay card products and services (01 Sep)

August

• DBS second-quarter earnings up 1% to SGD 668 million (07 Aug)

July

• The Islamic Bank of Asia launches two Shariah-compliant and innovative products for clients (07 July)
• DBS opens representative office in Vietnam (03 July)

June

• BCA acquires 1% of PT Bank DBS Indonesia (DBSI) (26 June)
• DBS/POSB customers donate close to SGD 3.7 million to China earthquake, Myanmar cyclone relief efforts (18 June)

May

• The Islamic Bank of Asia - over half USD billion of deals in its first year (19 May)
• DBS avails self-service banking channels for donations to earthquake victims in Sichuan (16 May)
• DBS Bank successfully prices SGD 1.5 billion non-convertible hybrid tier 1 securities (15 May)
• DBS Bank to launch non-convertible hybrid tier 1 securities in the form of preference shares (15 May)
• DBS facilitates public donation for the victims of Myanmar cyclone Nargis (09 May)
• DBS first quarter earnings at SGD 603 million (07 May)

March

• DBS Bank expands operations in India (25 Mar)
• DBS granted Hanoi representative license to operate in Vietnam (20 Mar)
• DBS launches special banking package for social enterprises (17 Mar)

February

• DBS COO Frank wong to retire towards the end of the year (15 Feb)
• Full-year 2007 earnings up 14% to record SGD 2.49 billion before one-time items (15 Feb)
• DBS appoints 27-year veteran banker as CEO (13 Feb)
• DBS to expand in Taiwan through acquisition of "good bank assets" of Bowa Bank | 中文 (01 Feb)

January

• DBS launches loan to help SMEs develop management talent (28 Jan)