Lending & Credit
Here's why Indian shadow banks are looking overseas
Here's why Indian shadow banks are looking overseas
They have already clinched more than $2b worth of overseas bonds and loans in 2019. Bloomberg reports that shadow banks in India are looking outside...
Tougher mortgage rules await smaller Korean banks
The scheme is an attempt to help stabilise home prices. Korean second-tier banks will be subject to more stringent mortgage rules called Debt Service...
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to cease coal financing
The banking group added forestry, palm oil and coal mining to its restricted transactions list.
OCBC's profit up 11% to $900m in Q1
Non-interest income surged 24% to $1.12b.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bad loan ratio down to 1.46% in March
Non-residential property loans were the only segment with deteriorating asset quality.
Singapore banks turn to corporates for loan boost as mortgages weaken
Housing loan limits granted in Q1 fell to its lowest since Q4 2015 around $5.36b.
Chart of the Week: Indian banks' credit growth hit 13.2% in mid-April
Deposits grew by 10%.
Philippine banks tighten credit standards in Q1
SMEs, corporates and households saw tighter credit access.
Chinese megabanks hit ‘modest' profit growth in Q1
New loans reached a record amount of $862.89b.
RHB targets extending $7.5b in SME loans by 2021
The bank has approved $1.74b in SME financing in 2018.
Chinese banks' small business loans up 17% in Q1 as stimulus kicks in
Banks achieved 55% of their annual targets for small companies.
Hong Kong regulators calls on Chinese banks to review opaque lending rules
It singled out an unnamed Chinese lender that engaged in share pledging.
Chart of the Week: Japanese banks' real estate loans hit record high as risk appetite grows
Loans to the real estate sector as a share of GDP hit 14.4% in late 2018.
Indian banks grapple with $10m liquidity crunch
Lower government spending and higher cash withdrawal contributed to the deficit.
Maybank kills collaboration agreement with Tuaspring and Hyflux
It will appoint receivers and managers over the assets of Tuaspring, save for its desalination plant and shared infrastructure.
Chart of the Week: Chinese P2P players halved in 2018 amidst tougher regulations
Active P2P investors also fell 45.2% to 2.3 million.
Embattled Vietnamese banks take refuge in foreign investments
Japan-based J Trust Corp will buy a stake in Construction Bank for an undisclosed amount.
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