Lending & Credit

Australia to secure currency conversion deal with China

Government green lights deal that should cut the costs of doing business with China.

Credit card fraud tops Shanghai’s financial crimes list

Accounted for 88% of financial crime cases in court in 2012.

China-Taiwan banking consultations continue

China said talks with Taiwan should produce “good results”.

CBRC warns banks against lending to nine sectors

Move is aimed at improving implementation of standardized loan procedures to reduce risk.

Vietnamese banks refuse to lend

Are sitting on a huge stash of cash and refuse to cut interest rates on loans.

Organization of Vietnamese AMC in doubt

Questions rise about funding Asset Management Company.

11Cs for better credit analysis in Asia

Loan default is a universal phenomenon associated with all types of business enterprises. However, loan default in case of banks has special...

BTMU loans US$2 billion to US offshore wind farm

The Cape Wind Project is the first offshore wind energy project in the USA.

ABC implementing ‘Four Urbanization” program

Will actively engage development opportunities arising from urbanization.

Metrobank signs deal to support Japanese SMEs

Metrobank will work with JBIC and Japanese financial institutions.

Singaporean banks boosting lending to SMEs

Comes as SMEs continue to expand offshore due to a dearth of employees.

Credit growth outpaced GDP growth in these Asia Pacific economies

Credit to the nonfinancial corporate sectors increased sharply since 2005.

Domestic banks to provide almost 100% of Philippine government borrowings

Government plans to borrow US$3.7 billion from the local debt market in Q2.