Lending & Credit

Indian credit demand surges but recovery still far ahead

Gross non-performing loans drove the increase in credit.

Indian credit demand surges but recovery still far ahead

Gross non-performing loans drove the increase in credit.

Indonesian banks face aggravated headwinds as pandemic grows

Restructured loans have grown considerably and will increase further.

ADB inks $300m loan to boost Indonesia's geothermal capacity

It will support the construction and commissioning of two geothermal plants in Java.

Singapore's circuit breaker spells downturn in loan growth

Consumer loans were mostly affected, shrinking 0.9% MoM, OCBC said.

Chart of the Week: Malaysia's consumer loan growth to decelerate in 2020

There’s just little banks can do to encourage people to take out loans.

DBS approves loans worth $1.1b for micro, small businesses

Interest rates of Enterprise Singapore financing schemes averaged 2-3%.

APAC banks face shocking $1.8t credit hit

Axis Bank in India has seen a quarter of its loan book stop repayments.

Japan's SMBC, Clifford Capital grant $140m loan for 300MW oil-fired plant

It’s the first IPP in Bangladesh financed by international commercial financiers.

Japanese major banks' lending surge 3.4% in April

Borrowings by COVID-hit firms spurred the jump.

Indian banks want government to fund ‘bad bank'

They are pitching for an asset reconstruction company to buy NPLs.

China's central bank to run medium-term loan operations

A batch of $28.b in loans will expire on 14 May.

Australian banks defer $130b in loans

100,000 loans were deferred in the past week.

Rising overdue loans imperil Vietnamese banks' capital

Delinquencies are likely to further rise as economic outlook remains gloomy.

Chart of the Week: China's consumer lending market growth to stall at 6.2% in 2020

This is ten percentage points lower than the 16.3% growth recorded last year.

UOB extends $2.83b in loans to mid-sized enterprises

The bank also tapped MAS SGD Facility to help clients access funds at lower interest rates.