Lending & Credit
Malaysian banks now prohibited from offering pre-approved personal financing products
Responsible lending practices are reinforced.
Malaysian banks now prohibited from offering pre-approved personal financing products
Responsible lending practices are reinforced.
China’s big banks hammered hard by credit crunch
June lending falls to US$44 billion.
Singapore banks to suffer from mortgage pressure for up to 1.5 years
Continued downward re-pricing looms.
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China clamps down harder on WMPs
Intends to increase transparency and reduce risk.
China moves to increase bank liquidity
Boosts lending to small and medium enterprises.
Singapore banks' loan to deposit ratio rose to 99.8%
It's another record high since 1999.
Interbank rates in China remain twice as high as normal
That's despite easing over the past few days.
Vietnamese banks reluctant to participate in government's US$1.43b loan program
They fear vague lending regulations.
China threatened by widespread bad loans
Borrowing costs at their highest in six months.
China Construction Bank denies halt in new lending
Says it's operating smoothly.
Vietnam lowers ceilings on VND deposits between 0.5-0.8 ppt
The current rate is 7.5%.
China banks' NPLs to increase moderately in 2H13
Operating trends were stable in 2Q13.
Some ICBC and BOC branches refuse to lend
Unable to meet loan-to-deposit requirements.
PBOC denies existence of credit crunch
Promises stability and support for banks.
Bank Negara eyes 20% boost in trade finance volume by end-2013
Imports estimated to comprise 75% of volume.
China Minsheng Bank denies reports of a 4% NPL ratio at its Shanghai branch
NPL ratio is only below 1%.