Singapore May bank lending up 1.2% from April

Singapore May bank lending up 1.2% from April
PHOTO: Singapore May bank lending up 1.2% from April

SINGAPORE– Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.2 per cent in May from April, central bank data showed on Friday.

Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$528.8 billion last month, up from S$522.3 billion in April.

From a year earlier, May bank lending rose 18.8 per cent.

Loans and advances in Asian currency units (ACU) rose to S$431.7 billion in April from S$417.8 billion in April. The ACU market refers to loans denominated in currencies other than the Singapore dollar.

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