Loans

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The loan facility has several conditions relating to a change in the manager or a change in the unitholding interests of the Reit’s controlling unitholder.

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit obtains US$37.5 million loan facility

The move will ‘substantially’ address refinancing needs for 2026

The three facilities obtained by Keppel Real Estate Investment Trust are guaranteed by HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore).

Keppel Reit unit secures three bridge loans totalling S$892 million

The facilities contain conditions relating to changes to the Reit’s manager

Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn says the funding will come from the remaining 20 billion baht of contributions to the Financial Institutions Development Fund, the central bank’s rescue arm.

Thai central bank sees loan guarantee scheme raising credit by US$3.2 billion over 1-2 years

The scheme, which will begin in January 2026, will offer guarantees for loans of up to 100 million baht

The loan may be used to refinance the Reit’s other existing unsecured loan facilities.

OUE Reit gets S$100 million unsecured loan facility

Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes

Created in early 2020, ofi accounted for nearly 40% of the group’s total revenue in financial year 2024.

Olam unit bags US$1.12 billion dual-currency loan facility

It will be used to refinance ofi’s existing loans and for general corporate purposes

Finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas says the package will help increase liquidity and reduce costs through low interest rates for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Thailand plans US$8.3 billion support for small business

It includes soft loans and loan guarantees to boost liquidity

Lower interest rates have sparked interest from HDB flat owners who had taken higher fixed-rate bank packages in 2022 and 2023, and reached the end of their loan lock-in periods, says Joel Lim, associate director at Dollarback Mortgage.

More HDB flat owners refinancing to cheaper bank loans as interest rates drop to 3-year low

Lenders competing to offer attractive refinancing options means that homeowners are spoilt for choice

Nouryon was looking to push out its debt maturities by more than two years from April 2028, but shelved the deal amid concerns about higher costs in the chemicals sector.

GIC, Carlyle-backed chemicals firm Nouryon shelves US$5.8 billion loan amid investor unease

Moody’s cuts Nouryon’s Q4 estimates amid macro uncertainty and weak demand in construction markets

The plan is to build 3 million affordable houses a year and address a supply gap that the country’s 280 million people face.

Indonesia to subsidise loan interest for small-scale developers, homeowners

It’s to encourage them to build or renovate properties