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* Flags delay to 10% profitability goal as headwinds grow (Recasts and adds CEO comments, share reaction)

Indonesia's state-owned enterprises minister said on Wednesday the government is looking at state-controlled Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) working with two state financial firms by June to tap synergies and avoid overlaps.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as the virus' spread to shores beyond China made investors swiftly reassess its potential economic impact, with the Indonesian index slipping to a nearly three-year low. The number of new coronavirus infections inside China was for the first time...

China stocks firmed on Thursday as the country reported fewer deaths due to coronavirus, while expectations of more stimulus to shore up the economy also underpinned sentiment.

* Confirmed cases rise to 186, not including 704 on cruise liner

Standard Chartered on Thursday posted a 45.5% rise in annual profit, weathering the economic fallout from global trade tensions and political protests in Hong Kong with revenue growth in its main markets.

Indian shares fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday as investors shunned riskier assets on fears that the coronavirus outbreak is fast developing into a pandemic.

JPMorgan and Goldman could provide long-awaited challenge to big British lenders

Chancellor faces conundrum of more public spending, keeping taxes down and fiscal rules

* Confirmed cases rise to 186, not including 704 on cruise liner