On Friday, in a statement, China’s top banking and insurance regulator said, the sector has written off $466.6 billion (3.02 trillion yuan) in non-performing assets in 2020, up by more than 50% from a year ago. At the end of… Read More ›
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European banking industry must increase efficiency: HSBC chairman
Mark Tucker, the chairman of HSBC has called on European banks to become more efficient while raising the possibility of branch closures and potential mergers in the banking industry. Tucker made these comments while speaking at a banking conference wherein he… Read More ›
Banks across the Eurozone gets reprieve from ECB’s bad loan guidelines
Saddled with 750 billions euros in sour loans, ECB’s guidelines had wanted banks to hike up their provisions against these non-performing assets. On Thursday, the European Central Bank stated although its guidelines on the treatment of non- performing assets of… Read More ›
The European Central Bank wants progress on NPAs from banks in the Eurozone
Taking a tough stance, the ECB has made it lucidly clear that banks across the Eurozone will have to stick to the deadline in reducing their non-performing assets, including loans. On Friday, the European Central Bank disclosed that it plans… Read More ›