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Hong Kong banks log larger loan sizes but card limits slashed
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (292+ words) Stronger domestic demand will support growth of credit cards and personal loans, TransUnion said. Hong Kong’s consumer credit market is expected to report continued improvement in lender and consumer confidence in Q2 2026, according to TransUnion. This follows after the market recorded…...
UOB inks three-year MOU with Guangzhou Knowledge City on GBA-ASEAN ties
22+ hour, 49+ min ago (199+ words) They will support companies seeking to expand into Singapore and ASEAN. United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Administrative Committee (KCAC) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cross-border business, investment, and financial collaboration in…...
Citi eyes record Korean capital issuance year
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (165+ words) The bank has raised $60b for Korean clients globally year to date. Citigroup Global Markets Korea (CGMK) said that it expects continued mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity, both inbound and outbound, across a variety of sectors that include tech, consumer, and healthcare....
Asia’s bank-heavy funding model constrains capital growth
22+ hour, 15+ min ago (317+ words) Deloitte says deeper domestic investment markets are needed to channel Asia’s growing savings into businesses and future growth. Asia Pacific’s financial services sector could reach US$4.8t by 2035, but its reliance on bank balance-sheet lending could limit how effectively regional capital…...
Consumer lending and bad loan risks mount in Mongolia's banks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) Consumer lending and interconnectedness are amongst risks faced by Mongolia’s banking sector, said CreditSights by Fitch Ratings. “We view interconnectedness as an important risk in Mongolia's financial system, existing not only between banks and [non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs)], but also…...
Indonesian banks’ loan growth expected at 8% to 10% in 2026 with slower H2 rise
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (209+ words) Auto lending contracted, whilst MSME and consumer loans’ quality softened. Indonesian banks’ loan growth is anticipated to moderate in H2 2026 following robust growth in H1 as liquidity tightens, said Maybank Investment Banking Group (IBG) Research. Industry loan growth is expected to fall…...
Is China building an alternative monetary system for the RMB?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) China is skipping the dollar playbook in its push to make the renminbi an international currency. China is taking a different strategy in taking the renminbi global: it’s forming its own alternative monetary system rather than just spending its currency,…...
Four in five Philippine banks hold business lending rules steady in Q3
2+ week, 1+ day ago (376+ words) Nearly a third of lenders expect demand from companies to rise. Philippine banks expect to keep lending standards largely unchanged in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3 2026), although a net tightening bias remains as lenders continue to assess risks from a less…...
China names Deutsche Bank as RMB clearing bank for Europe
2+ week, 1+ day ago (129+ words) Deutsche Bank has been appointed by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to serve as the renminbi (RMB) clearing bank for Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Deutsche Bank will facilitate direct end-to-end processing, clearing and settlement services for cross-border RMB transactions…...
Why new trade routes will benefit Islamic finance
2+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) Islamic finance is increasingly driving capital flows and trade finance across ASEAN, South Asia, Africa, and Gulf countries in the Middle East region, with approximately $6t in deployable assets across nearly 100 jurisdictions, according to Standard Chartered. Only 6% of global sukuk capital…...