Lending & Credit
Consumer finance companies to open in 10 more Chinese cities
Fourteen cities now have these companies.
India boosting banking sector support for SMEs
Sets-up committee for provision of comprehensive financial services.
China unleashes more money to ease holiday cash squeeze
Floods banking system with US$4.3 billion in funds.
This graph shows possible 2014 loan growth scenarios for Singapore banks
Overseas markets are key drivers of slow growth.
Japanese banks are world’s biggest overseas lenders again
Large domestic deposit base fueling expansion.
Singapore banks' mortgage loan growth feared to slow in 2014
Blame it on slowing market transaction volumes.
Alibaba and China Minsheng strike partnership deal
Part of Alibaba campaign supporting businesses on its platforms.
Singapore's tighter lending rules to have minimal impact on banks' loan growth
Find out what MAS' amendments entail.
China bank lending increases 6% in August
But growth will likely moderate towards yearend.
BDO provision charges predicted to decline 29% to PHP4b next year
Thanks to improved NPL cover.
Woori and Mahindra to organize JV for vehicle financing
Will help finance vehicles sales for Ssangyong Motor.
Bank of Thailand shoring up financial position
Looking at more investments in equities.
Singapore banks' July 2013 DBU loan growth driven by business loans
DBU consumer loans growth held steady.
Hong Kong banks' deposits back on a growth trend
System deposits in July rebounded 1.5%.
China Minsheng focusing on smaller borrowers
But these customers will be hardest hit by weaker economy.
Massive household debt could ignite Thai financial crisis
UOB says this should be monitored.
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