Lending & Credit
Taishin Financial expects loan growth to slow down
A conservative loan growth forecast.
Malaysia's loan growth spurred by credit info sharing
Loan growth and improved asset quality.
SME financing taken on by Chinese local governments
China introduces a new category of bonds specifically for SMEs.
How can Indian banks face the looming disaster from failing restructured loans?
Here are 4 things banks and governments alike must do to address reduction in asset quality concerns.
Thai banks tailor loans for real estate
Adjust strategies for real estate developers.
Why Indian banks will benefit from the increase in restructured loan provisions
The 2.75% provision is expected to strengthen their loss absorption capacity.
Malaysian banks continue loans growth
Bank loans are up 11.9 percent.
Australian bank sees subdued credit demand
Rein in costs and cut jobs.
Are Chinese banks ill-equipped to acquire and run Euro banks?
The best that predatory Chinese banks could do is take over a struggling European bank and leave the management in place.
Thailand's KBank to facilitate loans with 19 Chinese banks
The largest Sino-Thai factoring service.
Krungsri First Choice eyes 15-20% loan growth
By 15 to 20 percent.
Indian banks stagger under NPAs
Indian banks face more NPAs.
Thailand's BAY targets condo loans
White-collar Thais want more condomiums.
China banks' loan growth on track to meet the RMB8.5tn target for 2012
Total new RMB loans reached RMB6.72tn in the first nine months of 2012.
Strong Singapore dollar thwarts Singapore's RMB plans
Singapore’s strengthening dollar is preventing the city-state from becoming an alternative to Hong Kong for renminbi deposits.
Chinese banks financing more foreign trade
Outstanding trade financing between banks and China’s exporters and importers amounted to US$469 billion in September, 34% higher year-on-year.