Lending & Credit
Hong Kong banks' share of loans to Chinese state-owned enterprises down to 41.7%
Downside risks to the banks' balance sheets loom.
Hong Kong banks' share of loans to Chinese state-owned enterprises down to 41.7%
Downside risks to the banks' balance sheets loom.
Thai banks to slash NPLs by around US$614m
Thanks to Sahaviriya Steel Industries' reclassification.
How will the slowing buildup in corporate leverage affect Asia Pacific banks?
Deleveraging efforts increases risks to banks' asset quality.
HSBC launches US$290m lending scheme in China
It's to finance startups in Guangdong.
Bangkok Bank CEO hopes Thailand's NPL ratio won't peak at 4%
But analysts think this scenario is "too pessimistic".
Malaysian banks' loan growth 'significantly slower'
Growth slowed to 2.3% as at end-September 2016.
Chart of the Week: Check out the Singapore banks' escalating NPLs since late 2015
Majority of new NPLs are to oil service companies.
Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.
Thai banks' provisions feared to rise in 2017
But NPLs are unlikely to escalate.
Chart of the Week: China's shadow banking size doubled in the last five years
Borrowers relying on such financing could be at risk of a credit crunch.
Chinese banks still struggling with compliance
Bloomberg says the Agricultural Bank of China's recent $215m fine is proof.
Chart of the Week: Consumer debt financed by Chinese banks amount to USD2.6t at end-2015
Consumer debts comprise 24.4% of Chinese banks' loans.
Singapore bank loans dip 0.8% to S$603.4b in September
Lending fell for the 12th consecutive month.
Chart of the Week: Check out which countries are suffering from the highest NPL ratios
Distressed eurozone countries are the worst hit.
Chart of the Week: What's dragging Malaysian banks' loan growth?
Non-household loan growth slowed to 2.2%.
Deloitte names Patrick Tsang new China CEO
He receives the baton from Lawrence Chia.
Bank lending in Singapore inches up 1.1% to $604b in August
It expanded at the same pace it did in July.
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