Rising non-performing loans and a credit quality deterioration raise questions.

Non-performing loans reached 32.26% of total bank advances by late March 2026, totalling BDT588.7bn ($4.81bn), up from BDT557.2bn in December 2025.

The share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Ukraine's banking sector increased for the first time in around three years at the beginning of the ...

Key takeaways Duitse banken kampen met een sterke stijging van non-performing loans (NPL’s), dat zijn leningen waarbij terugbetaling uitblijft en noteren daarmee de hoogste groei in Europa. Volgens een analyse van adviesbureau Bearingpoint hebben Duitse banken een stijging van 24,9 procent in non-performing loans geregistreerd in vergelijking met het voorgaande jaar. Dit staat in sterk […]

Investing.com -- China’s commercial banks reported a decrease in their non-performing loan ratio to 1.49% at the end of the second quarter of this year, according to data released Friday by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA). The figure represents a decline of 0.02 percentage points from the end of the first quarter. The NFRA also revealed that commercial banks in China generated net profits of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167.17 billion) during the first half of this year. Additionally, the capital adequacy ratio for these financial institutions stood at 15.58% at the end of June, the regulatory body stated. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Investing.com -- The non-performing loans (NPL) of Thai banks have increased to 2.90% of outstanding loans at the end of March, up from 2.78% at the end of December, as reported by the central bank on Tuesday. In addition, bank lending in Thailand witnessed a drop of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period a year earlier. This follows an annual fall of 0.4% in the previous quarter, according to a statement released by the Bank of Thailand. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.