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Paltry pricing — and bankers' complaints that borrowers are fleecing them — have made a comeback in Europe’s loan market after a long absence. But there is still some way to go before calling the market’s full recovery. Blue chips may have it easy but for lesser borrowers it is still tough going.
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While the UAE has been slow in implementing a government guarantee scheme and its biggest banks have been able to tap the markets without it, such as scheme is worth the effort even though few if any will use it.
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While the trading case for long term government bonds may be strong, the fundamental investment case is less certain.
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Concerns that new infrastructure in the loan market is not moving fast enough are more than justified. Bank lenders need to make a concerted effort to catch up with other markets and modernise their operations.
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While the UAE has been slow in implementing a government guarantee scheme and its biggest banks have been able to tap the markets without it, such a scheme is worth the effort even though few if any will use it.
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RBS has come under fire for using bullying tactics with loan clients to win new mandates — an unfair reproach given that it is now common practice in this market. But the bank must be careful to steer clear of the overly aggressive lending strategy which got it into trouble in the first place.