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Malaysia's central bank extends maximum tenor of repo to 5 years
Malaysia's central bank extends maximum tenor of repo to 5 years
This expands the previous deadline of only one year.
Upbeat outlook from Chinese banks' profits masks growing problems for small banks
Although growth is decelerating, the performance of Chinese banks has been resilient so far. Net profits of listed banks grew robustly in Q3 2019...
Non-Performing Assets in India: An analysis over the years
The origination of the ongoing crisis of Non-Performing Assets (NPA) in India cannot be attributed to a single event nor can it be confined to a...
Indian Banking: Rappelling down the NPA wall
Deteriorating asset quality led to enhanced provisioning, reduced profitability and a subdued capital position has created a challenging period for...
UOB issues $140m of maiden green loans
It will be used to build a hotel and a construction and prefabrication hub.
$50b capital shortage may hit Indian banks in case of NBFC stress: report
State banks would be hit harder.
Will swelling private sector debt threaten Malaysian banks?
Private sector debt as a share of GDP is tipped to hit 153% by end-2019.
Philippine banks' real estate exposure grows in Q2
It accounted for nearly a fifth of total loans in June.
India's retail-focused NBFCs to outgrow banks: analyst
Large NBFCs grew at a CAGR of 20% in FY2014-2019.
Chinese banks extended $238.92b loans in September
This exceeded analysts’ expectations of $197.9b.
Malaysia mulls merger of four development institutions
The move is expected to boost efficiency.
Japanese regional banks assume more risk to boost bottomline
A crisis or similar shock would lead to downturns more impactful than the GFC.
Malaysian banks' bad loans hit 1.61% in August
On an absolute basis, gross impaired loans rose to $80m.
Foreign currency loans extended by Philippine banks up 11.6% in June
Low interest rates attracted borrowers.
CIMB invests $23.85m to finance renewable energy for Malaysian SMEs
It will provide SMEs 100% funds to install solar photovoltaic systems.
Approved mortgage loans in Hong Kong dipped 2.8% in August
The number of mortgage applications also fell by 26.5%.
APAC banks grapple with rising risk as corporate debt swells
Lenders in India and Indonesia are most vulnerable to a deterioration in corporate debt repayment capacity.
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