Lending & Credit
Philippine banks anticipate loan growth, steady NPL outlook
Most foreign and large banks anticipate their NPL ratios to be below 5%.
Philippine banks anticipate loan growth, steady NPL outlook
Most foreign and large banks anticipate their NPL ratios to be below 5%.
Hong Kong rate cuts provide ‘modest’ relief to borrowers
Banks in the city still face profitability pressures, CRE-related woes.
Thai banks to reduce credit costs towards Q4: analyst
Earnings rise of 2% on average expected for Q3.
Citi partners with Apollo to form $25b private credit
The program will launch in North America; may expand to other markets in the future.
Typhoon debt relief to squeeze Vietnamese banks profitability
It will delay the formation of bad loans.
Delinquency rate of South Korean banks at 0.47% in July
The volume of resolved loans was lower than in June.
Taiwanese banks extended $395.26m SME loans in July
SME loans accounted for 64.4% of all corporate loans.
Hong Kong banks can handle CRE risks: analyst
They’ve been implementing measures to lower China-related property exposures.
India’s new regulatory measures to moderate loan growth
It will enhance compliance and safeguard customers, S&P said.
Funding freeze hits BNPLs
Investors are putting less cash towards BNPL providers, who already grapple with thin margins.
Mizuho Bank, partners launch support service for J-Credit creation
Mizuho, IHI, and Fujitsu aim to create a one-stop digital service.
MoneyHero revenue up 24% to $20.7m in Q2
Its revenue in Singapore rose by 68%.
HDBank clinches $50m loan to fund climate projects, women-led firms
This brings HDBank’s total credit facility in Proparco to $100m.
Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank to weather its covenant breaches: S&P
Funding is ‘strong’ thanks to its position as one of the country’s largest banks.
Thai banks’ weak loan problem starts to bite: analyst
Provisions for expected credit losses now average 30%.
Natixis CIB appoints Saburo Koyama as head of aviation finance in Japan
He set up the Marubeni Corp’s first aircraft leasing arm, MD Aviation Capital.
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank to achieve good profitability through 2025
Low credit costs and non-interest income will lift profitability.
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