China’s largest state-owned lenders reported increased first-quarter earnings, as the industry seeks to emerge from a protracted squeeze on profitability that has defined the sector’s performance for years. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. posed reported a 3.3% gain to 86.9 billion yuan ($12.7 billion), according to an exchange filing Wednesday. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd . and Bank ...
China’s largest state-owned lenders reported increased first-quarter earnings, as the industry seeks to emerge from a protracted squeeze on profitability that has defined the sector’s performance for years. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. posed reported a 3.3% gain to 86.9 billion yuan ($12.7 billion), according to an exchange filing Wednesday. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd . and Bank of Communications Co. posted earnings growth of 4.5% and 3.1%, respectively. Net interest margins were stable or continued to narrow across the banks, while non-performing loan ratios were largely stable. Stagnant bottom lines have become a fixture for the industry as Beijing mandates that state banks perform national service to support the cooling economy through cheap credit and debt forbearance. Chinese Manufacturing Growth Overtaken by Finance Amid IPO Boom China’s Banks Get Creative to Stem Spate of Underwater Mortgages China Plans $44 Billion Bonds to Boost Capital at Top Banks (1) The persistent headwinds have forced lenders to navigate a tightening vise of record-low margins and deteriorating asset quality. This sustained strain prompted authorities in March to pledge the issuance of special sovereign bonds to recapitalize the nation’s largest banks, a move aimed at fortifying the $70 trillion financial system. Despite the lackluster start to the year, some analysts see a turning point on the horizon. An increasing number of economists is predicting the nation’s central bank won’t cut interest rates or lenders’ required reserves this year as the oil crisis caused by the Iran war pushes up inflation expectations. Morgan Stanley expects a brighter outlook for the remainder of 2026, forecasting a revenue recovery as margin pressure eases and fee income stabilizes. “The repricing of deposits and a move toward ‘anti-involution’ in loan pricing—reducing irrational competition—are among the factors expected to support NIM this year,” analysts led by Richard Xu wrote in a l...
MakeMyTrip Ltd. , an online travel platform listed on the Nasdaq, is considering a listing in Mumbai, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has engaged Axis Capital Ltd. , Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. as advisers, and plans to add more banks for the proposed share sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. MakeMyTrip is targetin...
MakeMyTrip Ltd. , an online travel platform listed on the Nasdaq, is considering a listing in Mumbai, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has engaged Axis Capital Ltd. , Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. as advisers, and plans to add more banks for the proposed share sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. MakeMyTrip is targeting the first quarter of 2027 for the potential listing, the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and details including the size and valuation of the offering could change. Representatives for the banks didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. A representative for the company said that it is in the process of evaluating a potential listing in India, which could provide an additional avenue to access capital, including from domestic institutional and retail investors as well as enable it to provide India listed equity as potential consideration for growth initiatives. India’s IPO market has had a subdued start to 2026 after two consecutive years of record fundraising. Equity markets have come under pressure from geopolitical tensions, slowing earnings growth and uneven foreign inflows. Still, several companies are preparing for the IPOs so that they can launch once market conditions stabilize. The company, which listed on the Nasdaq in 2010, operates online travel brands including MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and redBus. Its shares have declined about 55% over the past year, giving it a market value of roughly $4.5 billion. Read More: MakeMyTrip Evaluates India Listing as Part of Restructuring One of MakeMyTrip’s peers, Yatra Online Ltd. , pursued a dual-listing strategy, listing on Nasdaq in 2016 through a reverse merger with a special purpose company before launching an IPO in India in 2023 at roughly double its Nasdaq market capitalization. The company is currently valued at about $183 million in India and $68 million on Nasdaq. For the latest news on equity capital mar...
(RTTNews) - HL Mando (204320.KS) reported first quarter net income of 53.1 billion Korean won compared to 34.6 billion won, prior year. Operating profit was 93.6 billion won, up 18.2%.
(RTTNews) - HL Mando (204320.KS) reported first quarter net income of 53.1 billion Korean won compared to 34.6 billion won, prior year. Operating profit was 93.6 billion won, up 18.2%.
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Rising geopolitical uncertainty is driving African financiers to tap domestic capital, as governments roll out policies, regulations and incentives to fund projects. From the Covid-19 pandemic to the US trade war, along with the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts, each shock has accelerated the shift toward domestic funding, said Ory Okolloh , a partner at Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures. Start...
Rising geopolitical uncertainty is driving African financiers to tap domestic capital, as governments roll out policies, regulations and incentives to fund projects. From the Covid-19 pandemic to the US trade war, along with the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts, each shock has accelerated the shift toward domestic funding, said Ory Okolloh , a partner at Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures. Startup debt in particular is gaining traction as a source of funding, she said. “What we’re realizing as a continent, we cannot continue to be subject to other people’s crises, challenges, presidents,” Okolloh said. The pool of available financial resources with banks, pension funds, insurers and sovereign institutions on the continent now stands at $4 trillion, according to the Africa Finance Corp . Easier rules for pension funds in countries including Nigeria and Ghana have helped venture capital and private equity firms tap these funds as Western financiers balk. “As part of the coping mechanism in terms of capital flows, investment, we are turning to local capital,” George Odo , a senior partner covering east and southern Africa at AfricInvest. “We expect to see more local capital.” African investors accounted for 21% of private capital commitments in 2025, according to Nadia Kouassi Coulibaly, head of research at the African Private Capital Association. That compares with 19% a year earlier and 14% in 2022, she said. Read More: Iran War Seen Boosting Africa’s Renewable Energy Deals Global foreign direct investment fell by 11% to $1.5 trillion in 2024, marking a second straight year of decline, according to the UN Trade and Development. Inflows to Europe plummeted 58% in 2024, while Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia saw drops of 12% and 3% respectively. A wave of semiconductor megaprojects in the US drove FDI flows up by 20% and Africa grew 12%, supported by investment reforms across the continent, according to the UN agency’s World Investment Report 2025 . Authoriti...