CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

OJK Indonesia to Extend Payment Deadlines for MSME Loans

By Editors | 25/03/2020

OJK will extend loan payment deadlines for MSMEs by up to one year and prohibit the use of debt collection services, while Bank Indonesia asks banks to lower lending rates.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ to Lower Core Funding Ratio Required of Banks

By Editors | 25/03/2020

The RBNZ will reduce the required minimum CFR from 75% to 50% to help banks make credit available for mortgage holidays and business finance guarantees.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Defers All ‘Defaulter’ Classifications Until 30 June

By Editors | 25/03/2020

Banks can avoid reclassifying borrowers as defaulters until 30 June, allowing them to avoid extra provisioning and offer businesses new loans.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Announces RRR Cut, Lenders Asked to Grant Debt Relief

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The 200 basis point cut will release up to 200bn pesos in bank liquidity. Lenders are encouraged to continue lending and to offer debt relief to borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Orders Automatic Moratorium on Loan Repayments

By Editors | 24/03/2020

Credit card balances should be converted to term loans. Banks will have to maintain a minimum NSFR of 80% instead of 100% from 1 July.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Announces Emergency Financial Aid Package

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The 100-trillion-won package includes funding for businesses, two market stabilisation funds, support for new bond issuance and liquidity support for brokerage firms.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Announces Bond Buying Programme, Other Measures

By Editors | 22/03/2020

The latest measures include a NZ$30bn bond-buying programme, a new term lending facility for banks, and additional liquidity to support funding markets.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS, FSB Support Use of Capital, Liquidity Buffers to Maintain Stability

By Editors | 22/03/2020

Using capital resources to support the real economy and absorb losses should take priority over discretionary distributions. HQLA stocks should be used to meet liquidity demands.

Capital / Liquidity

Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates Again, OJK Demands Leniency for Borrowers

By Editors | 22/03/2020

Banks have also been told not to use debt collectors during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to instead help customers by restructuring existing debt and granting new subsidised loans.