Lending & Credit

Indian banks doing more consumer lending

The recent reduction in bank's reserve ratios has increased consumer financing by India's largest banks.

Indian banks doing more consumer lending

The recent reduction in bank's reserve ratios has increased consumer financing by India's largest banks.

Thai banks to lend more to SMEs

Thailand's banks are expected to lend more to SMEs next year due to new Basel requirements.

Bank International Indonesia sure to meet target of $943M auto loans

Bank International Indonesia Finance Center expressed confidence that it will meet its target to boost outstanding loans to Rp 9 trillion ($943...

Vietnam's interbank dong transactions up 45%

Vietnam's total interbank trading value in dong reached approximately 89.474 trillion dong.

ICBC extends $19B loans to outgoing Chinese firms

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has committed to lend US$18.7 billion to Chinese firms that wish to expand their presence overseas.

Thailand's Kiatnakin to increase SME lending 10-fold

Kiatnakin Bank hopes to boost its SME lending portfolio ten-fold through its newly-acquired knowledge gained from its merger with Phatra Capital.

CCB launches massive international expansion

China's second largest bank expects to complete an M&A this year and will accelerate its foreign expansion in succeeding years.

Tbank to increase lending to small provincial companies

Thanachart Bank plans to accelerate loan growth in its SME portfolio from small enterprises in the provinces.

Hong Kong banks told to toughen home mortgage requirements

Hong Kong ordered banks to toughen lending requirements for those with more than one mortgage on residential property.

Sacombank provides $24M loans for importers

Sacombank has allocated US$24 million for local importers to support businesses struggling in the industry.

Bank Negara Indonesia Syariah confident of meeting loan target

Bank Negara Indonesia's Islamic bank says it is confident of meeting its target of issuing $830 million or Rp 8 trillion in loans this year.

S.Korea central bank freezes key rate for 2nd month

Policy makers of the central bank of South Korea unanimously left unchanged the benchmark 7-day repo rate at 3 percent for September.

Chinese investors shun long-term corporate loans

Chinese businessmen continue to avoid taking out medium- and long-term bank loans over short-term worries about China's rapidly decelerating economy...

S. Korean banks push household lending rate in August

Demand for fixed-rate mortgage and credit loans during the summer vacation pushed the rate of household lending among South Korea's bank.

Growth in Indian realty loans drops to 4%

The waning interest of the Indian banking sector towards real estate lending is reflected in the loan exposure growth rate, which declined to 4...

Chinese banks to reach CNY8.5 trillion new loans target for FY12

But they have to lend out around CNY380-500b of new loans in each of the remaining 4 months.

Is forced bank restructuring the solution to Vietnam's worsening NPL ratio?

Reports say Vietnamese banks' NPL ratio reached 60% - how can banks overcome this?