Lending & Credit
Growth in Indian realty loans drops to 4%
Growth in Indian realty loans drops to 4%
The waning interest of the Indian banking sector towards real estate lending is reflected in the loan exposure growth rate, which declined to 4...
Chinese banks to reach CNY8.5 trillion new loans target for FY12
But they have to lend out around CNY380-500b of new loans in each of the remaining 4 months.
Is forced bank restructuring the solution to Vietnam's worsening NPL ratio?
Reports say Vietnamese banks' NPL ratio reached 60% - how can banks overcome this?
Pakistani banks write off $1.187B in loans
Pakistan's public and private banks and development finance institutions had written off loans amounting to Rs112.305 billion or US$1.187 billion...
Bank of Baroda cuts home loan rates
Bank of Baroda reduced its home loan rates by 0.25 percent across all categories for both new and existing customers.
Philippine banks awash in too much cash
The Philippines’ central bank warns that the mountain of cash held by Philippine banks could trigger rampant inflation.
ING takeover to boost KB Financial’s life insurance business
KB Financial Group, Inc will soon take ownership of the Korean insurance unit of ING Group.
Indonesian banks warned against misusing non-collateral loans
Bank Indonesia warned commercial banks not to use non-collateral loans to finance customers who were unable to pay the required downpayment.
BNI eyes to boost deposits with more Japanese customers
Bank Negara Indonesia to get more Japanese companies to deposit their funds with them following a partnership agreement with Joyo Bank.
Indian banks' credit growth stagnant in first 5 months of FY13
Dampened investor sentiment caused Indian banks to experience almost stagnant credit growth in the first five months of the fiscal year starting...
Korea's Eximbank ties up with Chinese counterpart
South Korea's Eximbank has signed a cooperation deal with its China's Eximbank to boost bilateral trade.
Chinese and French banks in SME investment alliance
Chinese and French state-owned banks have established a US$189 million fund to support each other's small and medium sized enterprises.
Bank of Tokyo to increase Australian lending
Japan’s largest bank could invest billions of dollars to fund Australian home loans through other means.
Fitch warns of bad debt tsunami overwhelming China’s banks
Fitch Ratings Ltd expects the balance sheets of Chinese banks to deteriorate until the first-half of 2013.
Malaysian banks to see healthy loan pipeline in H2: Research
The Malaysian banking sector will sustain growth momentum in the second half of the year with a healthy loan pipeline, especially business loans...
SBI ties up with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation
State Bank of India has signed an agreement that will allow it to support funding needs of Japanese companies in India.
Mizuho to finance Japanese investments in Turkey
Mizuho Corporate Bank and Akbank signed a cooperation agreement to finance mergers and acquisitions between both countries.
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