Loans

Bankers say Asia loan market to stay weak as war saps confidence

European and North American lenders dominate the SRT market, but Asian loans are starting to feature more regularly in deals. 

HSBC, Standard Chartered weigh significant risk transfers as Asia-linked deals ramp up

Bank of China allegedly exploited tax preferences meant for public funds to avoid 2.37 billion yuan (S$452 million) in taxes, according to report.

China flags top state financial firms for tax evasion, improper loans

Despite rapid growth, India’s market remains smaller than China’s total issuance of 2.28 trillion yuan in 2025.

Global banks drive India asset-backed securities sales to record

A recent scarcity of loans is driving the volume of dividend recapitalisations, including by Blackstone, higher.

PE owners tap a hot loan market to pay themselves

China’s household debt has nearly tripled over the past decade to about 83 trillion yuan.

China’s 2.2 trillion yuan pile of bad consumer debt threatens economy

Syn Pitarn Group has built a lending business around Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, offering small loans ranging from 8,000 to 40,000 baht.

Millions-strong Myanmar diaspora fuels Thai market from craft beer to credit

Household liabilities are growing faster than household assets, a shift that emerged in the fourth quarter of 2025 and continued through the first quarter of 2026.

Singapore households’ net wealth up, but also taking on more debt such as home loans

Despite those instructions from the PBOC, new yuan loans contracted in April for the first time in nine months.

PBOC tells Chinese banks to boost May lending as credit weakness persists

Digital Edge said the majority of participating lenders are existing financing partners.

Singapore-based Digital Edge closes US$575 million loan to fund Asia-Pacific expansion