This was spurred by falling borrowing costs and a renewed appetite to grow retail loan books.
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Banks resumed bigger credit disbursements to households in the opening months of 2026, after last year's rare retreat from consumer lending, spurred by falling borrowing costs and a renewed appetite to grow their retail loan books.
Nigerian banks accumulated more liquidity in the first four months of 2026, but lending to businesses saw a major decline despite…
The latest deposits held by the 14 deposit-taking microfinance banks regulated by the CBK mark a reversal of a prolonged decline…
Indias largest private banks are witnessing a shift in credit demand, with corporate and SME lending driving loan growth while…
Bank loans are seeing a surge. Credit growth reached 17.4 percent by May 31, the highest in almost two years. This rise is driven…
CBK) shows that the lenders’ pre-tax earnings in the review period stood at Sh111.8 billion, rising from Sh98.2 billion a year…
Analysts reckon that banks have been able to attain bigger lending margins or spreads from an easier release of expensive…
