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Capital / Liquidity
Credit Suisse Rescue Deal to Undergo Parliamentary Probe
11/06/2023
UBS has meanwhile finalised a guarantee agreement with the Swiss government and is now expected to close its Credit Suisse acquisition on Monday (12 June).
Sanctions
EU Council Seeks to Criminalise Sanctions Circumvention
10/06/2023
EU member states would be obligated to criminalise sanctions circumvention, including activities to help bypass an EU travel ban or trade in sanctioned goods.
Bank Negara Malaysia Announces New Governor
09/06/2023
Outgoing governor Nor Shamsiah said she is confident that Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour is the “right person” to helm BMN as governor.
Crypto / Digital Assets
RBI to Make CBDC QR Codes Interoperable With UPI System
09/06/2023
The RBI issued the e-rupee as a pilot project late last year. Deputy governor T Rabi Sankar 1 million customers will be active on the CBDC by end-of-month.
Big Picture
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on “3 Lines” Model
09/06/2023
The FMSB review calls for the 3 Lines Model to be repositioned as a lens for examining risk management frameworks.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Develops Smart Contract Prototype for SME Finance
09/06/2023
The prototype was developed as part of Project Dynamo, a collaboration between BIS Innovation Hub and HKMA to explore the use of digital tokens in supply chain finance for SMEs.
Market Infrastructure
KRX Derivatives to Start Trading 15 Minutes Earlier from 31 July
09/06/2023
Currently, the derivatives market opens at the same time as the stock market, which increases the volatility in the first 15 minutes of trading each day.
Capital / Liquidity
Chinese Banks Directed to Lower Deposit Rates – Reports
08/06/2023
Lower deposit rates are expected to enable banks to provide more credit support to the economy.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI Permit Banks to Offer Non-deliverable FX Derivatives to Resident Indians
08/06/2023
HSBC India executed its first non-deliverable FX derivative transaction with Reliance Industries just a day after the RBI’s policy change.
Fintech / Regtech
Cambodia, Thailand Launch Second Phase of QR Payments Link.
07/06/2023
Thais visiting Cambodia can use their mobile banking apps to make cashless payments by scanning KHQR codes displayed by merchants.
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