Lending & Credit
Malaysian banks' loan growth 'significantly slower'
Growth slowed to 2.3% as at end-September 2016.
Chart of the Week: Check out the Singapore banks' escalating NPLs since late 2015
Majority of new NPLs are to oil service companies.
Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.
Thai banks' provisions feared to rise in 2017
But NPLs are unlikely to escalate.
Chart of the Week: China's shadow banking size doubled in the last five years
Borrowers relying on such financing could be at risk of a credit crunch.
Chinese banks still struggling with compliance
Bloomberg says the Agricultural Bank of China's recent $215m fine is proof.
Chart of the Week: Consumer debt financed by Chinese banks amount to USD2.6t at end-2015
Consumer debts comprise 24.4% of Chinese banks' loans.
Singapore bank loans dip 0.8% to S$603.4b in September
Lending fell for the 12th consecutive month.
Chart of the Week: Check out which countries are suffering from the highest NPL ratios
Distressed eurozone countries are the worst hit.
Chart of the Week: What's dragging Malaysian banks' loan growth?
Non-household loan growth slowed to 2.2%.
Deloitte names Patrick Tsang new China CEO
He receives the baton from Lawrence Chia.
Bank lending in Singapore inches up 1.1% to $604b in August
It expanded at the same pace it did in July.
Consumer loans "still too small" to boost Indonesian banks' loan growth
Working capital loans still dominate.
Chart of the Week: These are the two culprits behind Thai banks' slow loan growth
It fell to as low as 3% recently.
Thai banks' new NPL formation falls for the first time in five years
It slipped 4% to ~USD1.2bn in 2Q16.
What you need to know about Bank of East Asia's Corporate Tax Loan Programme for 2016/17
Clients have until November 15 to avail of the early bird offer.
Singapore banks will suffer prolonged agony from O&G exposure for another two quarters
Bad loan ratio is likely to hit 20%-50%.
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