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Validus, Citibank establish $100m facility for SME financing
                                                                                 
                    
                    The facility is collateralized by SME loans by Validus’ Singapore arm.
                
                                
            Validus, Citibank establish $100m facility for SME financing
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            The facility is collateralized by SME loans by Validus’ Singapore arm.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Singapore extends ESG loan facility to banks, FIs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Since being launched in April 2020 it has disbursed S$13.3b to FIs in support.
                    
                                        
                    
                IFC grants $40m loan to Vietnam’s SeABank to expand SME lending
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It’s the first phase of a $150m package for expanding SME lending, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
                    
                                        
                    
                Security Bank’s SB Finance launches Car4Cash in the Philippines
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Car owners can gain access to as much as PHP2m.
                    
                                        
                    
                Local bond market’s problems heighten Chinese banks' credit risks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bond market’s repayment woes may force banks to make concessions for the sake of financial stability.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong’s consumer credit demand rebounds in Q1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Mortgages and credit card demand rose, whilst unsecured credit hit a historical low.
                    
                                        
                    
                South Korean banks’ bad loan ratio hits record low in Q
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Ratio of bad loans to total lending came at only 0.62% as of end-March.
                    
                                        
                    
                India, Philippines banks in trouble amidst renewed infection surge
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Emerging banks in Asia continue to be in a tough operating environment, says Fitch.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                     
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                