Lending & Credit
IFC to lend more to Asian banks
International Finance Corporation has US$5 billion to support bank trade financing.
Indonesia revokes licenses of 28 money changers
Failure to meet minimum capital requirements.
Australia's home loans up 0.9%
More home loans made across Australia.
Chinese bank NPLs set new record for scariness
Total NPLs jump to US$77 billion in Q3.
Bad loans on the rise for China's banks
NPLs up for four consecutive quarters.
BOC given 3.1-B yuan credit quota
Program's total value is 50 billion yuan.
Vietnam promises huge cut in bank NPLs
Vietnam will take tough action to reduce NPLs to 3% to 4%.
Check out how China's total social financing will reach a new record of CNY15t
The previous peak was CNY14 trillion in 2010.
Vietnam’s NPLs grow to threatening proportions
Total non-performing loans jump to 66% from January to October.
Bank Negara Indonesia to facilitate $433-M syndicated loan
Rp 4.17 trillion worth of syndicated loans.
United Bank of India lowers loan growth target
Sell bad loans to improve profitability.
Japanese banks top world infrastructure lending
Thomson Reuters survey confirms dominance.
Taishin Financial expects loan growth to slow down
A conservative loan growth forecast.
Malaysia's loan growth spurred by credit info sharing
Loan growth and improved asset quality.
SME financing taken on by Chinese local governments
China introduces a new category of bonds specifically for SMEs.
How can Indian banks face the looming disaster from failing restructured loans?
Here are 4 things banks and governments alike must do to address reduction in asset quality concerns.
Commentary
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