Lending & Credit
Foreign currency loans extended by Philippine banks up 11.6% in June
Foreign currency loans extended by Philippine banks up 11.6% in June
Low interest rates attracted borrowers.
CIMB invests $23.85m to finance renewable energy for Malaysian SMEs
It will provide SMEs 100% funds to install solar photovoltaic systems.
Approved mortgage loans in Hong Kong dipped 2.8% in August
The number of mortgage applications also fell by 26.5%.
APAC banks grapple with rising risk as corporate debt swells
Lenders in India and Indonesia are most vulnerable to a deterioration in corporate debt repayment capacity.
Will property stress threaten to undo Malaysia's banking resilience?
Unsold housing stock may pressure asset quality.
Singapore banks embark on risky overseas pivot
Loan exposure to China has grown although loan quality has yet to be tested.
Alliance Bank, CGC grants up to $240,000 to Malaysian SMEs
The portfolio guarantee agreement has a tranche size of $72.01m.
APAC banks grapple with rising property risks
In China, propety exposure has grown to 15% of sector assets.
$5b of Japanese megabank loans flow into Asian coal projects
Majority of the loans are financing coal projects in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Singapore banks stomach larger asset quality risk in overseas pivot
OCBC's non-SGD loan book exposure hit 65% in Q2.
Will regional bank distress threaten China's fragile financial stability?
Failure at the regional level may squeeze funding options for the NBFI sector.
Which Singapore bank has the highest unsecured NPA?
This lender has more than half of its bad assets unsecured.
Here's what delays the recovery of Indian banks
Troubled finance companies will hold banks back.
Vietnamese banks' problem loan ratio to fall to 4.8% by 2020 as lenders wipe slate clean
Most banks are expected to fully write off bonds from VAMC.
New prime rate mechanism poses risk to Chinese bank profitability
With narrower loan margins, some banks may turn to riskier activities to boost earnings.
ASEAN banks perform poorly in environment sustainability survey
However, banks in Singapore outperformed their peers.
Rising risks hit Indian banks as regulators call to save NBFIs
The defaults of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services and Dewan Housing has investors spooked.
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