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    Regulation Asia relies on a team of journalists, writers and editors to cover regulatory announcements across Asia Pacific. editorial@regulationasia.com

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    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Works to Ease Funding Pressure Through Liquidity Injections

    03/12/2024

    The PBOC conducted ¥800bn in outright reverse repo transactions and bought a net ¥200bn of sovereign bonds in November. An RRR cut is likely still needed.

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    Sanctions

    BRICS Nations Face ‘100% Tariffs’ if They Move Away from USD

    02/12/2024

    President-elect Trump said the BRICS nations will face “100% Tariffs” if they create a new BRICS currency or back any other currency to replace the US dollar.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI to Make Stock Exchanges Interoperable to Guard Against Outages

    02/12/2024

    The NSE and BSE will act as alternative trading venues for each other when a technical glitch or outage occurs at either exchange.

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    Sanctions

    Iran Launch of CBDC to Combat Sanctions is ‘Imminent’ – Report

    02/12/2024

    The Central Bank of Iran also recently launched a SWIFT alternative, the “ACU-MIR” system, which is enabling transactions with countries such as India and Pakistan.

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    China NFRA Encouraging Banks to Lend to Small & Micro Enterprises

    02/12/2024

    The NFRA has revised its framework for annual regulatory evaluations of banks to increase focus on the provision of credit to micro and small enterprises.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HKMA Announces Launch of Digital Bond Grant Scheme

    30/11/2024

    The scheme offers grants of up to HK$2.5mn for each eligible digital bond issuance to promote bond tokenisation in Hong Kong.

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    Market Infrastructure

    BOK Cuts Rates Again in Response to Trade Uncertainties

    30/11/2024

    This is the first back-to-back rate cut since 2019, signalling concerns over the clouded outlook for Korea’s export-reliant economy.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    China Issues Action Plan for Further Developing Digital Finance

    30/11/2024

    FIs are directed to designate a leading department for digital transformation and improve the quality and efficiency of digital financial services.

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    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Fines 16 Firms for Failure to Submit Compliance Reports

    30/11/2024

    The infringement notices were issued for failure to submit 2023 annual compliance reports. The firms had a history of non-compliance.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Australian Parliament Passes First Tranche of Privacy Law Reforms

    29/11/2024

    The reforms expand the OAIC’s powers, giving it monitoring, investigative and inspection powers and the ability to issue infringement and compliance notices.

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