Lending & Credit

Malaysian banks “well-placed” to weather 2023 headwinds: S&P

Credit costs are expected to stay flattish and slowing credit growth should be manageable.

Malaysian banks “well-placed” to weather 2023 headwinds: S&P

Credit costs are expected to stay flattish and slowing credit growth should be manageable.

HDBank to issue $500m in convertible bonds to international investors

Proceeds will be used for the bank’s medium and long term capital.

DBS Hong Kong names Wallace Nam as head of institutional banking

Prior to joining DBS, Nam served various leadership roles in HSBC.

Citi Philippines grants $20m loan to financially assist low-income women entrepreneurs

ASA Philippines Foundation supports 2 million women across the country.

Thailand banks’ loans up 5.3% in Q3

Corporate loans rose from a year ago and consumer loans also grew.

Gap to widen between India’s public and private banks: S&P

Large private banks will outperform their publicly-owned peers, the ratings agency said.

Vietnam headed for swift credit growth in next 12-18 months

Loans may expand between 15% and even up to 30%, said S&P’s Amit Pandey.

Philippine banks’ bad loans ratio to decline in 2023: S&P

But should interest rates rise sharply, banks may face more defaults.

China’s banking sector to polarize in 2023; weak banks face failure

Overall loan growth will come below 10% in 2023, says S&P.

Bangladeshi banks face weak profitability in 2023: S&P

The COVID measures, which have yet to be relaxed, will squeeze banks’ margins.

Sound underwriting shields South Korean banks’ from housing market downturn: Fitch

Unsecured personal loans and small business loans are bigger risks.

Thailand’s KBank earmarks $5.53b for sustainable funding, loans

The bank says it will grant the funding and loans to 1.9 million small pocket customers.

South Korea’s bank loans fall by $834m in September: report

The rise in banks’ lending rates contributed to the fall.

Weekly Global News Wrap: Higher capital req’s to curb lending, says Citi exec; Interest rates may hit over 4.5%

And France’s Orange exploring “all opportunities” amidst reports it's selling its bank arm.

Expect faster credit, more government issuance in China through 2022: ING

Government spending should continue to increase in order to provide enough job stability.