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Tag: loans

Posted inSoutheast Asia

Cambodia’s poor strangled by debt crisis

by Suy Se November 15, 2020November 15, 2020

Trapped under a mountain of crippling debt, Cambodian farmer Roeurn Reth fears she will have to sell her land to repay microfinance loans that have ballooned due to pandemic-spurred job losses in her family. What started as a $3,000 sum from a loan shark for her son’s wedding has now grown to about $7,000, she […]

Posted inAT Finance

Beijing to speed up non-performing loans settlement

by Nadeem Xu June 18, 2020June 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Aston Martin in US$150 mn SUV gamble

by DM Chan September 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

China may wait before abandoning Maduro

by Emanuele Scimia February 13, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

‘One two five’ lending goal is not for every bank: regulator

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Middle East, Turkey, World

Cold turkey rehab for China’s shopaholics

by Gordon Watts November 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

Bromance before business as Modi visits Abe’s holiday home

by Andrew Salmon October 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Evergrande launches ‘Golden’ nationwide property promotion

by Asia Times staff August 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Middle East

Students giving naked photos for loans on Chinese campuses

by Asia Times staff July 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Singapore

Indonesian maid in trouble for borrowing from moneylenders

by Asia Times staff June 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines

Maid forced to pay loan for her aunt in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff April 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines

Maid stuck with debt after ‘friend’ bolts from HK

by Asia Times staff April 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China

Commercial bank suspends credits to property developers

by Asia Times staff January 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Maid fired after relative failed to settle unpaid loan

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Filipino maid saved from repaying relative’s debt

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Ant Financial targets loan products with exorbitant interest rates

by Asia Times staff November 24, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, World

China’s finance ministry says S&P’s ratings cut ‘wrong decision’

by Reuters September 22, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Online agencies banned from lending to college students

by Asia Times staff September 7, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

DBS (HK) aiming to lift online account-opening ratio to 40%

by Jeff Pao August 11, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Loans officers face pressure in China’s tough credit climate

by Lin Wanxia June 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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