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China’s Central Bank Expands Liquidity Support through Policy Loans, Leaves Rates Unchanged

China's central bank ramped up liquidity injection but kept the interest rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans on Friday, matching market...

JPMorgan Warns of Risk in Unsecured Loans to Chinese Developers

Any step by China to allow banks to provide unsecured loans to qualified developers “would be a risky move” for the lenders, according to...

China Directs Banks to Limit Early 2024 Loans, Redirects Some Forward

China’s central bank has encouraged lenders to cap the amount of new loans they issue in early 2024 and shift some forward to this...

High-Risk Loans Make a Comeback as Recession Risk Recedes

It’s hard to pass up a good rally in US leveraged finance markets, particularly if you’re a bank with a bunch of debt that’s...

Ghana’s Debt Surges by 20% in Four Months with Addition of Central Bank Loans

Ghana’s public debt increased by a fifth in just four months, driven partly by the inclusion of short-term loans from the central bank to...

Barclays Reportedly Initiates Search for Buyers for Approximately €5 Billion Worth of Italy Loans

Barclays Plc is seeking to sell about €5 billion ($5.3 billion) of Italian mortgage loans as part of plans to exit retail banking in...

How Canadian Banks’ Vigilance Against Bad Loans Affects Your Financial Security

Nestled in the balance sheets of Canada’s biggest banks are fears that the economy is set for a rough patch that could see more...

Fed’s Loans to Banks Soar to Unprecedented Levels as Term Funding Program Peaks

Borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s backstop liquidity facilities rose last week, with loans outstanding from one of them hitting a fresh high, as financial...

Zimbabwean Banks Explore Offering Loans Supported by New Digital Currency

Banks in Zimbabwe may offer loans using the newly released gold-backed digital tokens as collateral. The digital money that the central bank envisages as eventually...

China’s Loans Pushing World’s Poorest Countries to the Brink of Collapse, Reports Indicate

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much...

World Bank may offer $50 billion more in loans over the next decade through reform

The World Bank’s ongoing reform could result in a $50 billion lending boost over the next decade, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told AFP ahead...

UAE Banks Provide Relief to Borrowers with No-Instalment Periods on New Loans

Banks in the UAE are extending no-instalment periods of up to 3 months as incentives on new loans to offset concerns applicants have about...

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Reportedly in Talks to Sell $3.7 Billion of Bad Loans

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) is in talks with funds to sell 13.5 billion dirham ($3.68 billion) of bad loans, Bloomberg News reported...

Reduction in Fed’s Emergency Loans to Banks Indicates Easing Financial Turmoil

Banks reduced their borrowings from two Federal Reserve backstop lending facilities in the most recent week, a sign that liquidity demand may be stabilizing. US...

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