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CIMB unveils sustainability-linked treasury programme
Clients may get a rebate upon achieving ESG-related targets.
CIMB unveils sustainability-linked treasury programme
Clients may get a rebate upon achieving ESG-related targets.
Malaysian banks “well-placed” to weather 2023 headwinds: S&P
Credit costs are expected to stay flattish and slowing credit growth should be manageable.
HDBank to issue $500m in convertible bonds to international investors
Proceeds will be used for the bank’s medium and long term capital.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Citi negotiating return of $500m Revlon loan payment; Well Fargo cuts mortgage roles
And US banks report $71.7b profit in Q3.
DBS Hong Kong names Wallace Nam as head of institutional banking
Prior to joining DBS, Nam served various leadership roles in HSBC.
Citi Philippines grants $20m loan to financially assist low-income women entrepreneurs
ASA Philippines Foundation supports 2 million women across the country.
Thailand banks’ loans up 5.3% in Q3
Corporate loans rose from a year ago and consumer loans also grew.
Malaysian banks’ asset quality to deteriorate in 2023 as moratoriums expire
NPL ratio may rise to up to 3% over the next two years.
Gap to widen between India’s public and private banks: S&P
Large private banks will outperform their publicly-owned peers, the ratings agency said.
Vietnam headed for swift credit growth in next 12-18 months
Loans may expand between 15% and even up to 30%, said S&P’s Amit Pandey.
Philippine banks’ bad loans ratio to decline in 2023: S&P
But should interest rates rise sharply, banks may face more defaults.
China’s banking sector to polarize in 2023; weak banks face failure
Overall loan growth will come below 10% in 2023, says S&P.
Bangladeshi banks face weak profitability in 2023: S&P
The COVID measures, which have yet to be relaxed, will squeeze banks’ margins.
Sound underwriting shields South Korean banks’ from housing market downturn: Fitch
Unsecured personal loans and small business loans are bigger risks.
Thailand’s KBank earmarks $5.53b for sustainable funding, loans
The bank says it will grant the funding and loans to 1.9 million small pocket customers.
South Korea’s bank loans fall by $834m in September: report
The rise in banks’ lending rates contributed to the fall.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Higher capital req’s to curb lending, says Citi exec; Interest rates may hit over 4.5%
And France’s Orange exploring “all opportunities” amidst reports it's selling its bank arm.
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