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Expert insights: Recovering non-performing bank loans

April 14, 2023
Daniel Hall & Hannah Howlett & Christopher Jeffreys

Summary

Banks are facing an unprecedented rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the aftermath of the pandemic; in fact, the IMF reported that Middle East banks had to absorb $180 billion in NPLs and defaults in 2020 alone. Daniel Hall, Hannah Howlett and Christopher Jeffreys spoke to a group of experts about key trends in NPL recovery and the developing secondary market for NPL portfolios.

What key trends are you seeing in asset recovery, specifically in relation to non-performing loans?

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