Lending & Credit
S.Korean banks to tighten lending in Q1
S.Korean banks to tighten lending in Q1
Credit risks will force South Korean banks to tighten lending practices in the first quarter.
Japan Post Bank to offer housing loans
Japan Post Bank has been conditionally allowed by the government to launch three new businesses.
India's Dena Bank to restructure SME loans
Dena Bank announced it will work out a loan restructuring package for SMEs.
UBS to face Hong Kong interest rate misconduct probe
Hong Kong is investigating UBS over the Asian financial center’s benchmark interest rate.
China targets CNY9t new loans for FY13
It's up from the CNY8t target in FY12.
Indian banks admit massive losses to fraud
Duped out of US$817 million in the last financial year.
China's November loan figures 'roughly in-line'
Mainland banks lent out CNY530b of new loans.
Indonesia's SME loan requirement may hurt foreign banks
Foreign banks could reel from Indonesia's new requirement to lend 20% to SMEs.
Why Asian banks must revamp their SME divisions
The latest strategy to aggressively grow unsecured loans to the SME segment, underpinned by the hopes of earning mega bucks to make up for the...
Why Chinese banks must mull over bailing out shadow banking
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China's Big Four lent out CNY168b in November
That is lower than October's CNY220b.
Thailand's Krungsri targets more loans with wage hike
A 17% new accounts growth projection.
Rival Indonesian banks BRI, BNI target 22% lending growth
Strong demand by consumers and corporations.
Indonesia's state banks to write off bad loans
Level playing field with private banks.
Chinese banks rush to sell subordinated debt
Total debt is a staggering US$24 billion.
Philippines' BDO, Korean Dev't Bank cooperate in project financing
Philippines and in East Asia.
Thailand's SCB wants Laos and Myanmar, not Malaysia and Indonesia
Be regional banks.
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