CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

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.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore to Align Fund Liquidity Rules with Global Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 03/07/2025

MAS will revise its fund liquidity rules to align with FSB and IOSCO standards, including mandating greater use of anti-dilution tools.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank to Conduct Reviews of 11 Additional Banks

By Mark Johnston | 03/07/2025

The initiative follows similar reviews of six other banks with irregularities, which resulted in Bangladesh Bank initiating a multi-bank merger process.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Banking Crisis Deepens as Defaulted Loans Hit Record

By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2025

Stricter rules and a political shift in Bangladesh have exposed “hidden rot” in the banking sector, threatening credit access and economic growth.

Capital / Liquidity

China Raises Capital Requirements for Consumer Finance Firms

By Editors | 02/07/2025

New rules for consumer finance companies raise minimum capital threefold and tighten risk management and consumer protection standards.