"Special Mention Loans" across Asia
Banks in Asia tend have five loan categories, where the last three combined are termed non-performing (NPL). These categories are substandard,...
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South East Asian Loan Growth - Phillippine, Thai and Indonesian Banks Compared.
Philippine banks are now taking over others in SE Asia in terms of credit growth as they become more comfortable with their own financials and the...
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Domestic risks rising in the Philippines. Is the Fed really deferring monetary normalization?
Highlights: Domestic risks rising in the Philippines The strength of the US Dollar has hit the growth of remittances from non-USD labour markets,...
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PNB is over looked by most, but better capitalized, and with turnaround features
PNB has seen its NPLs collapse. Its capital is higher than domestic peers - and most in Asia. Yet it's market capitalization is 50-75% lower than...
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Be Wary of High LDR Banks at Present
A likely Russian credit and currency crisis, the weakening Euro and ineptitude of BoJ combine to create a world of worry in markets and bank...
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