CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank to Roll out Risk-Based Supervision from January 2026

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/07/2025

The framework aims to enhance regulatory efficiency, real-time risk monitoring, and governance standards through institutional restructuring and technology upgrade.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Launches High-yield Interest Scheme for Senior Citizens

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 08/07/2025

The government launched a subsidised scheme offering a 3% interest premium on fixed deposits for senior citizens to counter high living costs.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Builds Information System to Curb Loan Fraud

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/07/2025

Bangladesh Bank is developing an 'information bank' that will track mortgaged land across lenders to prevent borrowers from using the same property to secure multiple loans.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Proposes Overhaul of Financial M&A Rules to Spur Consolidation

By Editors | 07/07/2025

FSC to raise minimum acquisition stakes to over 25% and offer temporary capital relief to encourage stable, large-scale mergers.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Bans Pre-Payment Charges on Floating Rate Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/07/2025

The new directions aim to protect borrowers, promote lender competition, and resolve grievances over hidden charges.

Enforcement

Korea Launches Multi-Agency Crackdown on Property-Related Loan Misuse

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2025

Regulators will recall loans and ban future lending for borrowers misusing business funds, as part of a multi-agency household debt clampdown

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Allows Offshore FX Deposits as Collateral for Taka Loans

By Editors | 04/07/2025

Bangladesh's central bank has moved to boost local currency liquidity by allowing offshore foreign currency deposits to be used as collateral.

Trending

Singapore Imposes Measures to Cool Private Property Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/07/2025

The government has raised SSD rates by four percentage points across all tiers and extended the holding period from three to four years

Capital / Liquidity

Thailand Expands Debt Relief Programme to Cover More Borrowers

By Manesh Samtani | 03/07/2025

Thailand has expanded its major debt relief programme, widening eligibility and adding new measures to aid vulnerable borrowers.