Lending & Credit
China's banks threatened by NPLs
China's commercial banks are facing a high risk of increased bad loans as local governments try to unleash a new round of stimulus packages.
China's banks threatened by NPLs
China's commercial banks are facing a high risk of increased bad loans as local governments try to unleash a new round of stimulus packages.
State Bank of India to assist Japanese SMEs
State Bank of India and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation will help small companies Japan do business in India.
Mizuho receives US$2 billion credit for M&As
Mizuho Bank Ltd, the banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, is set to finance more mergers and acquisitions abroad with a US$2 billion credit line...
Bad debts in Zhejiang pull down banking sector
Massive bankruptcies among small businesses causes soured loans in Zhejiang Province to balloon by over 50%.
Japan’s megabanks dominate world lending
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. have loaned a record US$515 million...
Chinese banks bid farewell to era of easy profits
China’s Big Four banks face far weaker earnings growth in the future as profits continue to fall this year.
Massive liquidity injection fails to ease liquidity
The People’s Bank of China has released RMB220 billion into the banking system via reverse repo.
NPL ratio of ailing Vietnamese banks reaches 60%
Vietnam's central bank found non-performing loans at some banks as high as 60% of the total outstanding loans.
China to miss annual credit supply target
New loans extended by Chinese banks in July came to just US$84.9 billion against an expected US$110 billion, the lowest level since October 2011.
China's Big 4 accelerate new loans
The "big four" Chinese banks extended 70 billion yuan or $11 billion worth of yuan-denominated loans in the first half of August.
Credit standard for Philippine banks eases: Central Bank
Credit standards for loans given to businesses remain unchanged but standards to household have eased slightly.
Pessimistic forecasts for China’s banking sector
China’s first private bank posted a second-quarter net income 20% larger than the year before but triggered a sell-off at the Hong Kong exchange that...
Alliance sees growth in Malaysia's consumer, SME sectors
Alliance Financial Group is pushing for more more business in the consumer and SME sector.
Chinese banks face worsening short-term liquidity
A steady fall in foreign direct investments are crimping the expansion of China’s monetary base.
China’s Big Four dominate world’s top banks
China’s state-owned banks remain among the world’s most profitable and the largest in market capitalization.
Malaysian govt unit to offer new financing to technopreneurs
Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd plans to develop three innovative financing products for technology SMEs by year-end.
Maybank tops expectations on loans growth
Driven by growing loans and wealth management services Maybank beat expectations with a 25 percent rise in second-quarter net profit of RM1.44...