Lending & Credit
How are Indonesian banks faring after the bad loan surge of 2016?
Nonperforming loans have spiked after the 2014-2016 commodities downturn.
How are Indonesian banks faring after the bad loan surge of 2016?
Nonperforming loans have spiked after the 2014-2016 commodities downturn.
Chart of the Week: How exposed were Singapore banks to mortgages in Q1?
DBS gained the largest market share but has least mortgage exposure.
Credit Suisse names Andy Tan as head of syndicate for Southeast Asia
He will report to Sergio Morita, head of AFG syndication & distribution.
Overdue property loans deals another blow to weakened Indian banks
Banks are struggling to recover around $20b of loans from developers.
Chart of the Week: Will the HSR cancellation dampen Malaysian banks' loan growth?
The downturn may even offset the strong performance of household loans.
More bailouts loom as staggering bad loans batter Chinese rural banks
State firms could end up forcing mergers or share capital injections.
India set to inject $2b into ailing state banks
The latest capital infusion aims to enable banks to build capital buffers.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bad loans down to 1.6% in May
Consumer gross impaired loan ratio has plunged to a historical low of 1%.
India's bad debt burden is the second worst globally
Trailing only behind Italy, the country has a bad loan ratio of 11.6%.
How will looser mortgage rules weigh down on Indonesian banks?
The central bank earlier scrapped the 15% required downpayment for first-time home buyers.
Higher mortgages loom as Singapore banks move to offset dismal lending
Some banks have been reportedly scrapping fixed deposit linked packages in favor of Sibor pegged packages.
Cooling measures to improve Singapore banks asset quality
This comes as a welcome development amidst slower loan growth.
Indonesia's loan growth will receive little boost from lower LTV regulation
Analysts believe banks should be willing to extend loan terms to support this development.
Chinese banks face risk from surging bad loans in real estate
Nonperforming loans in property may hit 1.5% in 2018.
Guiyang Rural Commercial Bank capital wiped out after tightening loan rules
Surging bad loans pushed CAR down from 11.8% in 2016 to below 1% by end-June.
Hong Kong banks' bad loan ratio improves to 0.52% in 2017
Maintaining credit quality is no problem for the city’s top lenders.
Deutsche Bank zeroes in on India's bad loans
The German lender is hoping to generate massive returns by refinancing and trading debt.