| When it comes to souring commodity-related loans putting pressure on banks, the credit ratings of lenders in Singapore, South Korea and Mongolia are the most at risk. That’s the verdict from Moody’s Investors Service, which highlighted the three countries as areas of particular concern, even though the ratings agency does not expect negative bank rating actions for most of Asia Pacific despite the prolonged commodities rout.
However “pressure on the quality of commodity-related loans could be a contributing factor behind possible negative bank rating actions in Singapore, Korea and Mongolia over the next 12-18 months, as reflected in our negative outlooks on many banks in these systems,” the ratings agency said...............................................Full Article: Source
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