Singapore June bank lending rises 1.7 pct from May

Reuters India, 31 Jul 2012
(Reuters) - Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.7 percent in June from May, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$452.57 billion ($362.87 billion) last month, up from S$444.98 billion in May. Bank lending rose 20.9 percent in June from a year earlier.
Housing loans to consumers rose to S$139.7 billion in June from May's S$137.7 billion. Full story