
Asia Pac loan volume reached $180bn in 1H 2011
And you’ll never guess which country led with a 22% share.
With $40.2bn, India is on top of the list, despite volume dropping 14% from the $46.7bn recorded in 1H 2010, according to Dealogic’s global loan review.
Here’s more:
Asia Pacific (ex Japan) loan volume reached $180.0bn in 1H 2011, up 4% compared with $173.9bn in 1H 2010. US$ lending reached $52.9bn in 1H 2011 and topped the currency ranking in the region with volume up 12% from $47.1bn in 1H 2010. US$ accounted for 29% of total Asia Pacific (ex Japan) loan volume in 1H 2011. Sinopec Century Bright Capital completed a $5.0bn facility in April, the largest Asia Pacific (ex Japan) loan of 1H 2011. Japan Japan syndicated loan volume was $119.9bn via 671 deals in 1H 2011, down 4% from $125.5bn via 748 deals in 1H 2010. Finance led the Japan loan industry ranking in 1H 2011 with $16.9bn with volume up 6% on the $15.9bn recorded in 1H 2010. Working Capital loan volume reached $77.7bn via 393 deals in 1H 2011, up 10% from $70.5bn via 353 deals in 1H 2010, and accounted for 65% of total Japan loan volume in 1H 2011. Japan Oil Gas & Metal National completed a ¥555.7bn ($6.8bn) loan in April, the largest Japanese loan of 1H 2011. |