It is worth noting, Northeast Asia, the lowest in the history of the first quarter of the syndicated loan amount - $ 20.54 billion, down 33 percent from $ 30.7 billion in the same period last year, well below the last financial crisis of 2009 quarter, when the loan amount is $ 23.5 billion. Southeast Asia has been hit, the first quarter of the loan amount is only $ 8.7 billion, plunging 51 percent to $ 17.66 billion in the same period last year. South Asia loan amount from $ 5.4 billion in the same period last year to $ 3.44 billion.
Strong traditional markets of the Asia-Pacific Region Australia in the first quarter of $ 9.76 billion of the loan amount, almost half of the $ 18 billion last year. Meanwhile, two other major Asian markets, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, the loan amount over the same period last year decreased by more than 60% and 43%; steady performance of the two major emerging markets of China and India, the loan amount is $ 10 billion and $ 3.24 billion. essentially flat with the previous quarter.
The fourth quarter of 2011 Asia-Pacific syndicated loans amounted to $ 74 billion, a total of 236 transactions. Same period last year, the market made $ 74.11 billion of the loan amount, a total of 246 transactions.
Research institutions World Pipe network informed, Thomson Reuters released the latest data show that the amount of $ 45.15 billion in the first quarter of this year, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) syndicated loan, a total of 157 transactionsWorld Steel Pipe , is the lowest level of the single in the first quarter of calendar year quarter. Total loans for the quarter sequentially decreased by 39%.