Lending & Credit
Thai banks’ credit costs rise as tech difficulties, bad loans pile up
Despite their targets to decrease costs, three banks saw them rise instead.
Thai banks’ credit costs rise as tech difficulties, bad loans pile up
Despite their targets to decrease costs, three banks saw them rise instead.
Commercial property woes weigh on Hong Kong banks
But receding risks in mainland China properties will help offset impact, says Fitch.
Citi Korea to enjoy strong capitalisation, stable credit profile through 2025: Moody’s
The bank’s winding down of its consumer banking business is a positive.
SMBC subsidiary establishes aircraft financing, leasing platform
The investment is targeted at US$1.5b for a three-year period.
Thailand banks’ profits underperform in Q4
Thai banks are expected to see THB130b in new bad loans in Q1, UOBKH warns.
Higher loan demand, low credit losses spell better year for PH banks
Philippines’ digital banks will continue to make losses due to weak asset quality.
Thailand’s KBank targets 5% loan growth in 2024 under ‘3+1’ strategy
The bank is scaling up its wealth advisory business to grow fee income.
Majority of Philippine banks to maintain lending standards in Q1: survey
Banks maintained their credit standards for households, corporates in Q4.
Thailand’s KBank unlikely to meet credit cost normalisation target: analysts
Credit costs are expected to remain at a high level in 2024.
DBS, OCBC to log higher net profits, muted loan growth for Q4: analyst
DBS may hike its quarterly dividend by 6 cents to return surplus capital.
New loans in Indonesia to moderate in Q1: survey
The weighted net balance is at 96.1% in Q4 2023, but is only expected to be 44.6% in Q1.
South Korea’s financial firms expect loan demand to rise in Q1: survey
Credit risks from corporations and households are also expected to rise, however.
Bangkok Bank sees net profit rise 42.1% to $1.16b in 2023
Net interest income rose, but fees and service income decreased.
Bangkok Bank earmarks over $560m for SME loan program
It aims to help Thai SMEs either expand to foreign markets or assist those still impacted by COVID-19.
India’s ICICI Bank to maintain healthy earnings in the near term
Credit growth is expected to remain strong, at between 17% to 20%.
Indonesian banks extended more new loans in December
This was thanks to a rise in demand from both corporates and households.
Thailand lays out measures to ease household debt crisis
Over 10 million Thai debtors are said to be facing repayment problems.
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