Lending & Credit

Philippine banks anticipate loan growth, steady NPL outlook

Most foreign and large banks anticipate their NPL ratios to be below 5%.

Hong Kong rate cuts provide ‘modest’ relief to borrowers

Banks in the city still face profitability pressures, CRE-related woes.

Thai banks to reduce credit costs towards Q4: analyst

Earnings rise of 2% on average expected for Q3.

Citi partners with Apollo to form $25b private credit

The program will launch in North America; may expand to other markets in the future.

Delinquency rate of South Korean banks at 0.47% in July

The volume of resolved loans was lower than in June.

Taiwanese banks extended $395.26m SME loans in July

SME loans accounted for 64.4% of all corporate loans.

Hong Kong banks can handle CRE risks: analyst

They’ve been implementing measures to lower China-related property exposures.

India’s new regulatory measures to moderate loan growth

It will enhance compliance and safeguard customers, S&P said.

Funding freeze hits BNPLs

Investors are putting less cash towards BNPL providers, who already grapple with thin margins.

Mizuho Bank, partners launch support service for J-Credit creation

Mizuho, IHI, and Fujitsu aim to create a one-stop digital service.

MoneyHero revenue up 24% to $20.7m in Q2

Its revenue in Singapore rose by 68%.

HDBank clinches $50m loan to fund climate projects, women-led firms

This brings HDBank’s total credit facility in Proparco to $100m.

Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank to weather its covenant breaches: S&P

Funding is ‘strong’ thanks to its position as one of the country’s largest banks.

Thai banks’ weak loan problem starts to bite: analyst

Provisions for expected credit losses now average 30%.

Natixis CIB appoints Saburo Koyama as head of aviation finance in Japan

He set up the Marubeni Corp’s first aircraft leasing arm, MD Aviation Capital.