KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The loan repayment moratorium will end as scheduled in September and will not be extended, according to industry sources. They told The Star that banks would instead help borrowers restructure their existing debt and adjust their repayment schedules once the initiative has ended. “It is estimated that there will be three million […]
Read MoreMost financial institutions reported lower first-half net profits and higher bad loans, mainly from higher provisions for loan losses, in line with rising loan delinquency prospects triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. Kasikornbank (KBank) and its subsidiaries announced a net profit for the first half this year of 9.6 billion baht, down 52.2% year-on-year. Net profit […]
Read MoreVietnam has for the first time been named a “Semi-Transparent” market in the 2020 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) thanks to the progress in its largest markets, HCM City and Ha Noi. In this year’s biennial GRETI, Viet Nam is ranked in 56th position. Viet Nam’s ranking continues to rise in […]
Read MoreThe domestic tourism stimulus scheme has registered a slow response from locals as limited supply and price gouging marked the first two days of booking, prompting the government to allowed non-licensed hotels to join the scheme this week. “It is too soon to say domestic tourism consumption is weaker because the ‘We travel together’ scheme […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand (BoT) chief said on Monday it would take several years for foreign tourist numbers to return to the 40 million levels with the coronavirus pandemic hitting a lucrative industry that provides a lot of jobs. The BoT expects only 8 million foreign visitors this year, down 80% from last year’s record […]
Read MoreSINGAPOREANS’ headline inflation expectations for the year ahead declined slightly to 3 per cent in a June poll, down from 3.1 per cent in March, according to findings of the latest quarterly survey for the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) released on Monday by DBS and the Singapore Management University (SMU). The June figure was […]
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