China's National Audit Office has reportedly found that five financial institutions concealed a combined $189mn in bad loans by misclassifying them as performing.
December 14, 2018Loans classified as non-performing jumped to $284bn at banks, up 10% during the second quarter. Banking regulator says asset quality is "stable".
August 16, 2018Central government efforts to reduce excess capacity has put pressure on local economies and firms’ ability to repay debt; thirteen banks have had their credit ratings cut or outlooks downgraded, according to analysis by Reuters.
July 30, 2018Rural commercial banks are experiencing credit downgrades as new loan classification rules force them to recognise souring loans as NPLs and set aside more capital against bad debt.
July 22, 2018Chinese regulators have been enforcing regulations more strictly to curb financial risk, causing bank NPL ratios to rise to 1.9% at end-May, up from from 1.75% at end-March.
June 21, 2018