Bloomberg A deadline set by India’s central bank to restructure an estimated $52 billion of stressed loans may push dozens more companies into bankruptcy. The Reserve Bank of India in February introduced new rules and a 180-day timeline for banks to recast loans once payments are missed, scrapping previous methods that could take an indefinite amount of time. Companies that ...

Bloomberg China’s yuan was stable in the onshore market following Friday’s surge, after the central bank signalled that it’s taking action to support the currency through its daily fixing. Starting this month, banks resumed using an adjustment in the daily pricing of the currency against the dollar, known as the counter-cyclical factor, to mitigate the bias towards a weaker yuan, ...

Bloomberg President Xi Jinping’s push to spur lending in his economy stands to benefit Postal Savings Bank of China Ltd., whose ubiquitous green-fronted outlets have been luring deposits across the nation. This branch network, the widest in the world, has become a source of cheap funds for the lender, ensuring it’s better placed than rivals amid the government’s crackdown on ...