Lending & Credit

Hong Leong to see increased NIM in 2012: study

Hong Leong Bank will see its net interest margin trend up in financial year 2012 with the full consolidation of EON Bank's higher yielding loans...

Hong Leong to see increased NIM in 2012: study

Hong Leong Bank will see its net interest margin trend up in financial year 2012 with the full consolidation of EON Bank's higher yielding loans...

CIMB Islamic Bank anticipates up to 19% loan growth

CIMB Islamic Bankexpects a moderate total loan growth of between 15 per cent and 19 per cent for financial year 2011.

Japanese megabanks suffer from biggest swap declines after downgrade

Moody’s reduction to the country’s debt grade was the first in nine years.

Maybank benefits from re-focus to domestic growth: report

Maybank is benefiting from a re-focus to domestic growth for both corporate and consumer amid a volatile global market, Citi Investment Research said...

Loan delinquency ratio of Korean banks up in July

The loan delinquency ration of South Korean banks was up in July on account of seasonal factors, according to the Financial Supervisory Service . Th...

Outlook on Vietnamese banks negative over the next 12-18 months

Vietnam’s accommodative monetary policy has resulted in high inflation and prohibitive borrowing costs.

Singapore bank loans grew 2% in July

75% of the S$7.5b rise in loans came from the business segment.

People’s Bank of China extends required reserves on banks’ margin deposits

Such deposits have a similar effect as 100-150bp reserve requirement ratio hikes.

India banks cautious on mounting bad loans

Slowdown in sectors such as real estate fuelled more concerns of a potential further rise in asset quality issues.

EastWest Bank engages in microfinance via M&A

The Philippine central bank allowed the lender to convert up to 41 of the 46 Green Bank branches.

India Infrastructure Finance to take over Rs 6B IDBI Bank loans

India Infrastructure Finance will take over 6 billion rupees worth of loans from state-owned lender,IDBI Bank.

Bank of Communications discloses $67mn in soured loans

The lender’s total bad loans reached $906.53mn in the first half of 2011, an increase of $83.62mn from a year ago.

Indonesia bank loans soar by 58%

Growing demand from companies and low borrowing costs in Indonesia boosted loan growth.

KLeasing loan growth jumps 41 % as net profit increase by 5.8%

Kasikorn Leasing Company's earnings for the first half of 2011 totaled 237 million Baht, an increase of 5.8 percent over-year, said Mr. Isara...

ICBC lends RMB 294M to SMEs in first half

A total of RMB 294.4 billion of loans has been extended to small enterprises through ICBC small business centers, during the first six months of the...

ICBC supports private SMEs in Beijing

ICBC Beijing signed cooperation agreements with Beijing Federation of Industry & Commerce and Beijing Municipal Private and Individual Economy...

ICBC "Merchant Friend Loan" Helps Small Merchants Grow Their Business

In an effort to help small business owners in various merchandise marts access bank loans, ICBC has recently launched the "Merchant Friend Loan".