BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Bank of China , the country’s largest foreign exchange lender, extended about 140 billion yuan ($20.5 billion) in new loans in January, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on Tuesday. That was more than 20 billion yuan lower than the figure for the first half of the month, the paper cited an unnamed source close to the bank as saying, indicating that it...

ISLAMABAD (February 03 2010): The Supreme Court was informed here on Tuesday that Rs 256.66 billion loans to 6,69,819 borrowers were written off in the last 38 years (1971 to 2009) by public as well as private banks of the country. Continue reading here: Rs 256.66 billion loans written off from 1971 to 2009, Supreme Court told (Business Recorder)

THE Shanghai banking regulator yesterday asked banks to closely monitor increasing risks from property loans this year as sour loans for commercial real estate projects have been rising. View original post here: Eastday-Property loans under scrutiny (Eastday.com)

A new agreement was signed today giving Maori access to loans to build houses on ancestral land.Maori have long struggled to get loans from banks because of the land has multiple owners but now Kiwibank in a partnership with Housing… Excerpt from: Maori given access to loans to build on ancestral land (The New Zealand Herald)

Banco Santander SA, the biggest Spanish bank, faces increased investor scrutiny over lending to property developers after Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA said its doubtful loans in Spain almost doubled. Go here to see the original: Santander Faces Scrutiny on Property, Loans After BBVA ‘Shock’ (BusinessWeek)

Airport Authority Hong Kong has partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong to give travelers something fun to do while waiting for their flights. A… Go here to see the original: Travel › Sony Computer Entertainment offers free PlayStation3 games at Hong Kong airport (Japan Today)