Trade Finance

SCB prepares to expand, okays $3.2M more in bonds

Siam Commercial Bank is preparing for massive fund flows for business expansion both locally and overseas.

SCB prepares to expand, okays $3.2M more in bonds

Siam Commercial Bank is preparing for massive fund flows for business expansion both locally and overseas.

OCBC NISP eyes $163.5M through rights shares offering

OCBC NISP is looking to raise Rp 1.5 trillion or US$163.5 million  to strengthen its capitalization and extend loans by offering rights shares.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon to sell listed debt

Commercial Bank of Ceylon is planning to raise at least a billion rupees through sale of listed debt, but may sell more debt if the demand is higher...

BNI posts $19B worth of trade finance transactions in 2011

Bank Negara Indonesia posted trade finance transactions worth US$19.83 billion in 2011, up 72 percent from a year earlier.

Bank Rakyat posts record $660M profit, declares record dividend

After posting a record pre-tax profit of RM 2.02 billion or US$600.7 million, Bank Rakyat declared a record dividend of US$122.29 million.

Gulf States a gold mine for China’s top bank

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's assets and lending double, thanks to the booming demand for trade financing.

Vietinbank prepares to issue overseas bonds

Vietinbank is preparing to issue overseas bonds by conducting a series of road shows in major foreign markets.

VietinBank to set up credit risk management system

VietinBank will set up a system to manage credit risks at the bank in accordance with Basel II standards.

Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank gets $62.5M syndicate loan from India

Sampath Bank will infuse capital to support the fund base by securing a US $ 62.5 million syndicate loan from India's Bank Mascat.

CIMB Islamic to launch pawnbroking in Malaysia

Following its success in Indonesia, the Ar-Rahnu Islamic pawnbroking business will be launched by CIMB Islamic Bank in Malaysia.

Philippine banks advised to comply with FATCA

Banks in the Philippines were encouraged to participate in the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act to prepare them for the global banking environment...

ANZ develops strategy for Vietnamese business

ANZ Banking Group has developed a new strategy to boost investment and trade cooperation between foreign companies and their Vietnamese counterparts...

Dai-ichi Vietnam, Sacombank in strategic partnership

Dai-ichi Vietnam can now sell its life insurance products through the Sacombank's network.

Korea Eximbank to provide record $63B trade financing in 2011

Korean exporters will get a record 70 trillion won or US$63 billion support via loans and assurances form Korea Eximbank this year.

IFC raises trade finance limit in LienVietPostBank

The International Finance Corporation raised the trade finance limit in Lien Viet Post Commercial Bank from US$5 million to $20 million.

Indonesian govt to oversee micro financial institutions

The Indonesian government has welcomed the bill stipulating that it any activity to collect public fund should be under government's supervision.

PNB awaits India regulator’s approval on Metlife deal

The lender invokes right to secrecy on its details and strategy on the deal.