Lending & Credit
Are Chinese banks put to risk as government calls to rev up POE lending?
Are Chinese banks put to risk as government calls to rev up POE lending?
The bad loan ratio of select sectors hit 4.7% compared to the 1.7% industry average.
Philippine banks can weather their largest corporate default
The combined loan exposure of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin to its five creditors is at $412m.
Vietnamese banks' 2018 pre-tax profit surges 40% as bad debt crackdown pays off
Lenders were able to resolve $6.5b in soured loans.
Are Singapore banks bracing for another O&G nightmare amidst Coastal Oil troubles?
The indebted crude oil supplier owes the three Singapore banks a combined US$172.1m.
India's weakened banking sector awaits stronger credit growth as it tucks bad loans away
From 4.7% in end-2016, loans booked double-digit growth of 14.9% in November.
Chart of the Week: Australia and Hong Kong banks hit by negative property sentiment
The decline in property prices may drive loan impairments up.
Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers
Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.
Korean banks' bad loan ratio falls below 1% in Q3 for first time in a decade
Shipping corporates are making good headway in the crackdown.
China's shadow banking sector shrunk to $9.02t in January-September
Trust loans and entrusted loans dropped sharply.
Chinese commercial banks' bad loan ratio to hold below 1.9%
It already hit 1.87% in Q3.
Korea's shrinking bad loan record at risk as SOHO loans turn sour
Such loans accounted for a fifth (22%) of total bank lending as of end-June.
South Korea cracks down on bank lending to cool housing market
Banks must cap the volume of high-risk loans they extend.
UOB to support Shandong-based firms' Southeast Asian expansion with $432.47m funding
It inked a memorandum of understanding with Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Qilu.
Thai banks brace for blow from tighter mortgage curbs
The central bank imposed an 80% loan-to-value limit on mortgages.
Weak take-up for Singapore's Tuaspring bid may hit Maybank hard
The bank may make additional top-up in provisions as required.
Vietnamese banks continue shedding bad debt in June
Non-performing loan ratio has fallen to 6.7%.
Chinese banks speed up half-year bad loan disposals
Their non-performing loan ratios have dropped to 1.53% in June.
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