Lending & Credit
ADB inks $200m loan to improve Nepal's power supply
ADB inks $200m loan to improve Nepal's power supply
It will fund the reinforcement of Kathmandu Valley’s supply system.
Chart of the Week: Australian major banks' commercial property loan quality to deteriorate
Demand for consumer commercial real estate may weaken over the next two years.
GoBear allies with Mambu, CredoLab for short-term lending business
GoBear’s lending architecture will expand to the Philippines this year.
Taiwanese financial institutions' loans hike 0.67% at end-May
Annual growth rate rose to 5.71% due to reduced bank claims.
South Korean regulator amends credit act to combat illegal lending
The maximum penalty for unlawful loan service providers has been doubled.
Chinese bank-owned finance leasing firms fall back on parent support: S&P
But prolonged travel restrictions could lessen parent groups’ commitment.
Sri Lanka's central bank rubber-stamps $139.3b in SME loans
It has approved 13,761 loan applications.
Siam Commercial Bank launches trade package for SMEs
The bank has allotted nearly $129.7m in loans for SMES in the export sector.
More investors back proposal to end Mizuho's coal lending
It could push Japanese banks to live up to promises of ending the practice.
OCBC emerges as APAC's top lead arranger of green loans from 2018-2020YTD
Singapore’s OCBC and DBS accounted for $5.47b of such loans.
OCBC upgrades green finance portfolio target to $25b by 2025
It has already surpassed its $10b target for 2022 in Q1.
China pushes banks to sacrifice profits: report
The move shows concerns about its ability to recover after the pandemic.
South Korean banks' loan delinquency ratios rise in April
Delinquency of loans extended to households edged up 0.02 ppt.
OCBC, CapitaLand ink Singapore's first SORA-based loan
The $150m three-year corporate loan is part of a sustainability-linked loan.
Indonesia's Bank Central Asia joins scheme to boost liquidity
The government said healthy lenders can apply to cash-strapped peers.
HKEX-listed Link REIT secures $130m sustainability-linked loan from OCBC
It is the REIT's first sustainability-linked loan transaction in the Hong Kong dollar.
China's new funding facilities carries risk asset for eligible banks
Credit risks will still accumulate from inclusive loans, analysts warned.
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