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With a recent amendment to Nepal Rastra Bank Foreign Investment and Foreign Loan Management Bylaws, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has made some changes relating to Foreign Direct Investment approval and Foreign Loan approval, such as: 1. If the investor fails to inject the approved investment amount into the company within the duration specified in the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Rule 2079, they will have to notify NRB along with the extension for investment from the Department of Industry, 2. Approval from NRB is not required for changes in shareholder structure resulting from Foreign Investment if: a. If the ownership percentage by Nepali citizens remains unchanged in the current industry, b. Foreign Investment made in any listed company, c. Investment made in Sick Industries. 3. If the investment exceeds the approved amount due to the exchange rate, it may be endorsed as a foreign investment if such amount is approved by the foreign investment approving authority and does not need to be returned. 4. Loans acquired from foreign sources in industries not blacklisted under Industrial Enterprises Act, without NRB approval, can be submitted for NRB support/approval and endorsement before the end of Poush 2081.

The government borrowed Rs3.2 trillion from scheduled banks from May 15 to June 28 of the fiscal year 2023-24, despite a 30 per cent growth in revenue generation. The latest State Bank data shows that the government borrowed Rs71.8bn per day during the period, reflecting the government’s massive spending of the government. In the budget for FY25, the government has resorted to heavy taxation in order to generate 40 per cent more revenue than what it did the previous fiscal year. Although the government has been hinting at imposing more taxes to increase revenue, there seems to be little effort to curb spending in order to avoid borrowing. Per day borrowing stood at Rs72bn for the period Government borrowing from scheduled banks reached a record high of Rs8.564tr during FY24, more than twice the Rs3.716tr it borrowed during FY23. The borrowing for the last 45 days of FY24 — Rs3.2tr — was incidentally close to the entire borrowing in FY23. These borrowings come at a staggering cost since the interest rate is as high as 22pc. #Government #GovernmentofPakistan #debt #loan #news #Newspedia #Pakistan #PTI #PMLN

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#Uzbekistan receives #investments worth $1.5bn in 3Q 2023 These #funds, sourced through #loans from #commercialbanks and other borrowed #channels, contributed significantly to the overall investment in #fixedcapital. Details — http://dy.uz/lJI8C #FinancialInflow #CommercialLoans #CapitalGrowth #EconomicGrowth #FinancialNews #CentralAsia #News #FundsInflux #FixedCapital #Economy #FinancialMarket #EconomicDevelopment #ESG #DaryoNews

Banks in Vietnam have significantly increased their lending to the real estate sector in 2023, with some banks reporting a surge of nearly VND 23,000 billion in the last quarter of the year. The total outstanding loans for real estate activities reached over VND 500 trillion, marking a 79% increase year-over-year.

Hello Thailand market (today I will share) Let it Analysis: It looks like a good situation! But maybe better than this if concern and focusing on S1& S2 more than this. A gross loan from Q3/65 increased more than q3/66 and (% proportion gross loan diff is 0.48%) because of Q3/66 S1 (normal status) % proportion is 91.47% and q3/65 is 90.99% then the problem is about the prevention of debt flow to below(not strong enough) Opinion & Solution: The concept is, please prevention S1 ,S2 from debt flow and monitoring closely and make sure you set the strategy at S1 by you locked target of 95% at S1 (try to think) if all banks in Thailand can do this! can set 95% from S1 which means so good with the financial stability situation #bankingindustry #finance #debtcollection #debtmanagement #loans #leasing #creditmanagement #khatcharinkteaching #KhatcharinKurana #portfoliomanagement #KhatcharinShare

Predatory consumer lending at often very high usury % rates is a real problem in Thailand…it's one of the real contentious issues here. In part because Thai banks are soo stingy/difficult in providing any biz. loans to small operators; often only by submitting land title deeds for collateral. Most must so resort to very expensive consumer loans...Hence these many very profitable stock exchange listed finance co' s . have all but taken over-with their high double digit loan interest rates & rules. Where is the Bank of Thailand to regulate this more?

++ Africa Finance Corporation Secures $300 Million Loan Facility from China Exim Bank ++ Africa Finance Corporation, the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, have announced the successful signing of a US$300 million loan facility agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM). This landmark agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual meetings in Egypt, is poised to drive increased trade finance and investment across the African continent, fostering economic growth and development. "This partnership with CEXIM is a significant milestone for AFC as we continue to expand our footprint in the Asian capital markets. It significantly increases our capacity to provide trade finance solutions on the continent, promoting international trade and economic diversification while reinforcing the strong economic ties between Africa and China." - Sanjeev Gupta, Board Member and Head of Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation "CEXIM attaches great importance to the China-Africa financial cooperation and AFC is an important partner for us. Over the past few years, CEXIM has provided loans to AFC to enhance the bilateral trade and investment between China and Africa. This new project has elevated our bilateral cooperation to a new level and will further enhance China-Africa trade and economic cooperation through the financial support of our two institutions." - Wencai Zhang, Vice President, CEXIM #techafricanews #africa #loan #facility #infrastructure #trade #finance #investment #economic #growth

[𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹] The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), the The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), and the Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology (CAFT) will host a seminar on the afternoon of October 18 on "Navigating Corporate Debt Management: Banking and Legal Insights" which will be an opportunity to share strategies for companies to manage debt. Some questions that will be addressed at the seminar include: What is the current economic outlook? How do banks prefer to resolve issues of non-performing loans? Is it possible to refinance debt? How can I extend payment terms? What are the legal processes that can be followed? Join us for an interesting discussion where we bring together stakeholders and analyze corporate debt management from different perspectives! 🗓 Wednesday, October 18, 2023 ⏰2:00 - 5:00 pm 🎟 Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh 📍$35 for AmCham, ABC, and CAFT members, $45 for Non-members 🔗Register link: https://lnkd.in/dm6xFkHV For ABC Members, please use the promo code "ABC" to receive the discounted price. For CAFT Members, please use the promo code "CAFT" to receive the discounted price. #AmChamCambodia

NON-PERFORMING LOANS FUND: What is happening in Vietnam's NPL market recently? The market has been undergoing a period of transition amidst political and economic turbulence. A challenging but recovering economy has caused an increase of NPLs in the financial sector. The government is proposing regulatory amendments that would progress Vietnam's classification from "Frontier Market" to "Emerging Market" status.