Lending & Credit
Chart of the Day: Indian banks' profitability crumbles as NPL ratios jump
Loan loss provisioning expenses will rise.
Escalating oil & gas default risks won’t sink Singapore’s largest banks: Fitch
They have a combined exposure of around $49 billion.
Korean regulators unveil $10b fund to support distressed shipping loans
State banks will be recapitalised.
Japanese banks' margins hit record low as negative rates, steep forex costs bite
Profits are under threat on several fronts.
Risks rise for Australian banks as house prices tick up
Will housing portfolios deteriorate?
Malaysia is stuck with its longest slide in loan approval rates since 2009
Loan approval dropped 17% in April.
Hong Kong banks' mainland loan exposure drops for the first time in a decade
But bad loans remain a key risk.
Malaysian banks grapple with shrinking deposits, mounting bad loans
Absolute gross impaired loans jumped 15% in Q1.
China's debt-to-equity swaps might have disastrous consequences, experts warn
Retail investors are at the losing end.
Philippine banks revel in breakneck consumer credit growth
But credit costs will rise as a result.
China issues RMB3 billion bond in London
This is its first-ever international RMB bond issued outside China.
Asian banks brace for more bad loans as commodity pressures mount
Singaporean and South Korean lenders are among the most exposed.
Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
Chinese lenders roll out first bad loan securitization since 2008
China Merchants and Bank of China are first in line.
ASEAN banks' asset quality to suffer as regional slowdown bites
Will there be a sharp spike in delinquencies?
Malaysia's industry loan growth disappoints as household loans slip to just 7%
A mere 6.5% loan growth is forecast for 2016. According to Maybank Kim Eng, industry loan growth continues to slow, with the moderation in HH loan...
Thought Leadership Centre
In Association with
In Association with
Resource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Event News
Event News
Why Philippine banks, insurers embrace hyper-personalized services
![Why Philippine banks, insurers embrace hyper-personalized services]()
Insurance
Industry experts push for the rapid progress of unified customer data as a starting point.
Industry experts push for the rapid progress of unified customer data as a starting point.
Videos
Partner Sites
Thought Leadership Centre
In Association with
In Association with
Commentary
Breaking barriers: Building the future of cross border payments in Southeast Asia
AI Governance: Navigating the Balance Between Innovation and Ethics