EghtesadOnline: Bank lending increased 3.3% in volume during the four months to July 22, the latest figures showed.

EghtesadOnline: Japan is stepping up its supervision of bank lending amid growing concerns a spurt of construction financing for new apartment blocks could be sowing the seeds for bad debts in the future, people involved in the matter say.

EghtesadOnline: A look at the balance sheets of Iranian banks and credit institutions shows that their capacity to create money and allocate credit has been significantly influenced by the current state of liquidity and is expected to drop.