Singapore Dec bank lending up 1.9 pct from Nov
SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.9 percent in December from November, central bank data showed on Thursday.
Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$490.8 billion ($397.4 billion) last month, up from S$481.7 billion in November.
From a year ago, December bank lending rose 17 percent.
Loans and advances in Asian currency units (ACU) edged up to S$388.5 billion in December from S$385.0 billion in November. The ACU market refers to loans denominated in currencies other than the Singapore dollar.
For details of the latest monthly statistics, see www.mas.gov.sg ($1 = 1.2349 Singapore dollars)
(Reporting by Kevin Lim)
SINGAPORE, Jan 31- Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.9 percent in December from November, central bank data showed on Thursday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S $490.8 billion last month, up from S $481.7 billion in November. The ACU market refers to loans denominated in currencies other than the Singapore dollar.