Lending & Credit

China pushes banks to sacrifice profits: report

The move shows concerns about its ability to recover after the pandemic.

China pushes banks to sacrifice profits: report

The move shows concerns about its ability to recover after the pandemic.

South Korean banks' loan delinquency ratios rise in April

Delinquency of loans extended to households edged up 0.02 ppt.

OCBC, CapitaLand ink Singapore's first SORA-based loan

The $150m three-year corporate loan is part of a sustainability-linked loan.

Indonesia's Bank Central Asia joins scheme to boost liquidity

The government said healthy lenders can apply to cash-strapped peers.

HKEX-listed Link REIT secures $130m sustainability-linked loan from OCBC

It is the REIT's first sustainability-linked loan transaction in the Hong Kong dollar.

China's new funding facilities carries risk asset for eligible banks

Credit risks will still accumulate from inclusive loans, analysts warned.

South Korea's fiscal stimulus to carry lasting headwinds

It will reduce loan defaulting, but also loosens credit standards.

Chinese regulator's MSE loans buy won't help regional banks' capital

But ChongQing Rural Commercial Bank and Bank of ChongQing will slightly benefit.

Personal loans, NBFCs anchor surge in Indian outstanding bank credit

Both segments comprised 73% of incremental credit in April.

China shuns ‘clean coal' in new green financing guidelines

Billions of yuan have been used in green financing of coal-related projects.

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%.