Tag: lending

After a meeting on September 5, banks have made a number of pledges around lending, mortgage approvals and SME seminars over the next two months to help with productivity.

Overnight and 12-month US dollar Libor settings have now permanently ceased. What does the future hold for corporate treasurers after this landmark transition?

DBS and Xero have built on an existing partnership to increase access to working capital loans for SMEs, who face the prospect of higher costs.

In an attempt to guide the country’s largest borrowers away from overdependence on bank loans, the Reserve Bank of India has moved to make bank facilities more costly for them.

The Thai oil giant's multi-billion dollar war chest will go partly on Asean. Centralised treasury will make it more efficient.

HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.

As one of the world’s most important banks for treasurers pivots to Asia, CT speaks to HSBC's head of cash & payments, Kee Joo Wong about the implications for corporates.

Thailand’s petroleum giant tells CT how it centralised cash and liquidity management to cut down its minimal working capital requirement and support more investments.

Baoxin Auto has has claimed frontrunner status in the Shanghai tree trade zone (SFTZ) with foreign currency borrowing from offshore markets through HSBC.

Banks are crying foul over "Basel IV" standards released over Christmas - a familiar claim, reoccurring at a worrying pace.

To get a ride on one of China’s cash management programmes, you first need to understand why it is offering the tickets.

Germany-based braking system maker Knorr-Bremse completed its second renminbi cross-border loan.