Lending & Credit
APAC banks to absorb $500b new losses from Middle East & China risks
APAC banks to absorb $500b new losses from Middle East & China risks
Slower growth in China and worsening property risks is amongst factors that can affect banks.
21 minutes ago
How can China balance bank pricing power with financial stability?
Lenders gain when prices rise but bear losses when loans sour.
18 hours ago
Techcombank secures $231.32m EIB deal to expand sustainable lending
The EIB Advisory will help strengthen the bank’s climate risk management framework, amongst others.
20 hours ago
Fingular unveils Shariah-first consumer lending brand in Malaysia
It will provide digital financing solutions structured using Tawarruq.
1 day ago
Japanese banks avoid $550b US investment hook for now
The JBIC would likely do the initial heavy lifting.
2 days ago
Singapore on-time loan repayments in 2025 hit post-COVID record high
It has jumped to 86%, when it hovered around 36% to 65% in 2020-2024.
2 days ago
Malaysian banks face 1.6% net profit decline per 25bp OPR cut: report
OPR cuts could mean a profitability decline of -1.2% for Maybank and -5.3% for Bank Islam.
3 days ago
Chinese banks face concentration risk from top borrowers
The stress test found banks from poorer regions as most vulnerable.
China shifts bank lending as Beijing cuts direct steering
It has shifted to a market-based approach, from reliance on window guidance.
How India digital lending targets $720b by 2030
India held about 82% of Android mobile loan apps worldwide.
Thai finance firms’ profit up 9% to $190.7m on more loans
Sawad and Tidlor saw credit costs rise in Q4.
Thailand finance sector shrugs off oil shock: UOBKH
Whilst US oil prices rose to $86.4 by 10 March, Thai oil prices only inched up 1.6%.
Business loans growth slows to 8.2% as nonresident credit falls
Philippines loans decelerate amidst 10.4% nonresident decline.
Mortgage loan growth moderates as APAC policies tighten
Eligible cover assets rose in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Korea.
India deposits grow 9.75% as credit demand accelerates
Non food-industry borrowing reached $21b, reflecting stronger corporate financing needs.
NAB says 3 in 4 home loan customers use offset accounts
Keeping money in an offset can cut around $74,000 in interest, the bank noted.
Emerging market banks’ loan growth hit 12% in H1 2025
Emerging market banks’ loan growth hit 12% in H1 2025
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