Lending & Credit
China Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas projects
China Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas projects
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	China's state-owned Export-Import Bank will will provide a $41 million loan for the bridge and port in the Bahamas.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tight Malaysian lending rules affecting car sales, Perodua
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Compact car manufacturer Perodua has asked Bank Negara Malaysia to ease up on tight loan conditions for hire purchase of cars.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietinbank to lend US$100M for mining
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Vietinbank signed a US$100 million loan for the Nhan Co Alumina mining project in the central highland province of Dak Nong.
                    
                                        
                    
                IOB plans recovery of $302.8M from loan accounts
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Indian Overseas Bank is hoping to recover around US$302.8M this fiscal to reduce its non-performing assets, said a top bank official Saturday.
                    
                                        
                    
                Loan delinqunecy ratio on a 2-year low for Korean banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The loan delinquency ratio of South Korean banks registered a two-year low in December after resolving massive overdue loans.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC extends RMB 4.7B petty loans to county households in 2011
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	ICBC provided personal petty loans to over 12,000 individual industrial and commercial households in the counties in 2011, totaling RMB 4.7 billion.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippines faces volatile banking crisis
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The Philippines’ financial system isn’t as immune to the worsening Eurozone debt crisis as it thinks it is.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietinbank, Vinacomin sign $100M credit contract
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	VietinBank and Vinacomin have signed a credit contract worth $100 million to finance Nhan Co aluminum factory.
                    
                                        
                    
                Woori Bank inks 2-part loan for refinancing
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Seven international banks aided to arrange the deal.
                    
                                        
                    
                State Bank of India to increase microfinance portfolio by 50%
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The lenders exposure to the MFI sector has a significant amount for micro lenders serving small borrowers.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC embarks on direct finance service to support economic restructuring and upgrade
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	This year, ICBC will continue the launch of direct finance service to support economic restructuring and upgrade, the Bank announced.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC focuses on extending credit loans to SMEs in 2012
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	ICBC will aggressively extend the "Small Convenient Loan", credit loans to small and micro enterprises, in areas in China where a lot of small and...
                    
                                        
                    
                Small Vietnamese banks breach interest-rate cap
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	After lying low for several months, several banks, especially smaller ones, appear to be again breaching the 14 per cent cap.
                    
                                        
                    
                Maybank Offers Six-month Moratorium For Flood Victims
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Maybank is offering a six-month moratorium for flood victims till June 30, 2012.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippines expects loan growth in 2012
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The Bankers' Association of the Philippines (BAP) believes demand for loans will grow by 15% to 20% this year because of the country’s sound...
                    
                                        
                    
                Macao's private sector lending down 0.3 % in November
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Macao's loans to local private sector decreased by 0.3 percent month-to-month in November to US%20.57 billion.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese central bank bans bill sales ahead of Lunar New Year
                                                                                                 
                        
                          		The People’s Bank of China will suspend sales of its three-month bills ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday on Jan. 23.