Lending
Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high
For the whole of 2025, bank lending up 5.8% at S$10.26 trillion, MAS data indicates[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the highest monthly increase since December 2024,...
China’s central bank cuts structural interest rates to boost targeted lending
The moves signal targeted adjustments to bolster an economy hit by weak demand and imbalances[BEIJING] China’s central bank will lower interest rates on its structural monetary policy tools by...
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected in June
Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 09:35 AM[SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected on Friday, after Beijing rolled out sweeping monetary easing measures a month earlier...
DBS aims to double Australian lending book in 5 years
[SYDNEY] DBS Group aims to double its Australian lending book in the next five years, its CEO Tan Su Shan said, as the Singapore-headquartered bank seeks to take advantage...
India’s central bank seeks approval for overseas rupee lending: sources
[NEW DELHI] India’s central bank is taking another step to internationalise the rupee, seeking approval to allow domestic banks to lend the currency to overseas borrowers for the first...
China lowers benchmark lending rates for first time since October
Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 09:30 AM[SHANGHAI] China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October on Tuesday, after Beijing announced sweeping monetary easing measures earlier...
UOB not ‘overly alarmed’ by US tariffs as its trade finance lending is mostly intra-regional: Wee Ee Cheong
[SINGAPORE] A strong balance sheet and capital base will help UOB navigate the uncertainties arising from US tariffs, said deputy chairman and chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong. Speaking...
National Australia Bank’s first-half cash earnings up 1% on lending volume growth
Published Wed, May 7, 2025 · 06:49 AMNATIONAL Australia Bank, the country’s biggest business lender, said on Wednesday its first-half cash earnings rose 1 per cent, helped by growth...
Barclays Reports Strong First-Quarter Performance as Tariff Uncertainty Drives Trading Gains and Lending Growth
Global financial markets have been rattled since U.S. tariffs were brought back under President Donald Trump in early 2025. Despite the harsh backdrop, Barclays, the British multinational bank, emerged with...
