China

Alternative payments make up 72% of China’s e-commerce market

The e-commerce market is expected to grow 10.5% in 2022.

Alternative payments make up 72% of China’s e-commerce market

The e-commerce market is expected to grow 10.5% in 2022.

China’s banking sector to polarize in 2023; weak banks face failure

Overall loan growth will come below 10% in 2023, says S&P.

Expect faster credit, more government issuance in China through 2022: ING

Government spending should continue to increase in order to provide enough job stability.

China new bank lending rise in September: report

Household loans rose to CNY650.3b in September.

HSBC Global Private Banking launches Chengdu, Hangzhou units

The newly established teams are comprised of relationship managers and investment counselors.

Banks’ commercial real estate woes in China to persist for two more years: report

Property developers just posted their worst first-half earnings in over a decade.

Goldman Sachs axes 25 investment bankers in Asia: report

Those affected are majorly junior level bankers involved in Greater China deals.

Bank of China bad loans, capitalization ‘stable’ amidst real estate woes: S&P

BOC’s NPL ratio for mainland real estate loans rose 62 basis points in H1.

China’s small, regional banks gain lifeline with planned NPL disposal initiative

But local asset management companies may face pressure to acquire bad debt at prices that make it challenging to earn a commercial return.

China’s banks set to trim loan rates to bolster borrowing: report

This comes after new yuan loans in July fell to just a quarter of the amount in June.

China’s new bank loans plummet in July amidst COVID fare-ups, property jitters

Analyst warned that new lending may continue to disappoint in the near term.

Mortgage boycott threatens Chinese banks’ loan quality

This highlights the need to tighten regulatory oversight of escrow accounts, Fitch said.

Chinese depositors call to release savings from frozen assets of 6 rural banks: report

The head of these banks' parent company is on the run and wanted for financial crime.

Dah Sing Bank partners with Japan’s Norinchukin to promote Japanese food, agri products

Dah Sing’s board has also appointed Junji Mori and Yuichi Tashita of Norinchukin as managers.