Lending & Credit
China banks' September new RMB loans disappoint at RMB 623b
China banks' September new RMB loans disappoint at RMB 623b
New corporate loans slumped from RMB 421 billion in August to RMB 293 billion.
Chinese bank lending slows in September
Chinese banks loaned RMB623.2 billion in September, down 11% from RMB703.9 billion in August and below the industry estimate of RMB700 billion.
South Korean banks overcharge borrowers
South Korea's major banks have been charging borrowers higher interest rates over the past few weeks.
Malaysia's OCBC Bank posts 20% growth in SME loans
OCBC Bank boosted its SME loans by more than 20 percent for the first six months.
Alliance Bank Malaysia expects more loan growth in 2012
While Alliance Bank Malaysia already expects its loan growth to surpass last year's 11 percent, it continues to look for ways to provide convenient...
Krung Thai Bank Leasing targets more retail market share
KTB Leasing foresees the retail market to expand sufficiently capable of boosting its loan growth and interest income.
BDO not in a hurry to tap fresh capital for lending
BDO is not in a rush to tap fresh capital for its lending business, since it has adequate funds.
Siam Commercial Bank raises 2012 growth projection for mortgages
Siam Commercial Bank is aiming to raise its housing loans by Bt120 billion this year, instead of the expected Bt95 billion.
India's banks face disaster from restructured loans
Restructured loans are failing to secure payments for massive debts and will instead balloon to a massive US$39 billion in the fiscal year ending...
Philippine bank lending slows in August
Outstanding loans of Philippine commercial banks slowed to 14 percent in August from 16 percent in July.
State Bank of India sees loan growth revival
The State Bank of India is seeing early signs of a revival in loan growth.
Here are competitive financing schemes available to SMEs in Asia
Find out what CIMB and OCBC have in store for growing SMEs in the region.
BTMU, Mizuho lead bank bailout of Sharp
Two of Japan's largest banks are heading the US$2.7 billion rescue of the bankrupt electronics giant.
Singapore tightens rules for housing loans
Singapore's central bank has tightened rules on residential property lending due to a possible bubble in the real estate market.
This is how Asian banks can control the risk of higher NPLs
It's all about risk management and financial intelligence, says RCBC, OCBC, and CIMB.
Growth still possible for Indian banks
India’s embattled banking sector could report a growth of 14.5% in Q2 earnings despite mounting bad debts and debt rollovers.
Weak Vietnamese banks force Moody’s rate cut
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Vietnam's credit rating on growing concerns over its weakening banks and its rapidly cooling economy.
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