CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

India Moves to Codify Cross-Border Insolvency Framework

By Mark Johnston | 27/08/2025

New law aims to provide certainty for foreign creditors and courts, drawing lessons from the high-profile Jet Airways insolvency case.

Fintech / Regtech

Bangladesh Bank Relaunches Digital Bank Licensing with Stricter Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

The central bank has invited fresh applications, more than doubling capital requirements and tightening sponsor rules following a troubled initial licensing round.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Consults on Updates to Prudential and Reporting Standards

By Editors | 26/08/2025

Proposed tweaks include revised terminology, online document access and retirement of pandemic planning guide, effective January 2026

Capital / Liquidity

India: State Lender Seeking Reform to Allow M&A Financing by Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

State Bank of India has made a formal request to the central bank to be able to finance M&A of listed companies

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea, Banks Agree on Nationwide Credit Recovery Plan

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

A working group led by Korea Credit Information Services is preparing to launch the programme on 30 September, restricting the use of delinquency records for millions of borrowers.

ESG / Sustainability

China Issues New Rules to Steer Finance Towards Forestry Sector

By Editors | 26/08/2025

Regulators have unveiled measures expanding the scope of forest-related collateral, promoting carbon sink finance, and calling for new insurance products.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Launches Enhanced Arrangements for RMB Bond Repo

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2025

The new arrangements allow re-use of Chinese bond collateral and facilitate cross-currency trades saw over CNY 3 billion in transactions on debut.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Philippine Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish National Bitcoin Reserve

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2025

A new bill directs the BSP to acquire 10,000 Bitcoin over five years and hold it for two decades to diversify national assets.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Opens Consultation on Revised Capital Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2025

The proposed revisions seek to balance financial stability with economic efficiency and competition.