Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Extends Policy on Loan Classification Leniency

By Editors | 01/09/2021

Borrowers will not be considered in default if they repay 25 percent of their loan instalments until December this year.

Capital / Liquidity

Thai Bankers’ Association Agrees to Facilitate Debt Restructuring

By Editors | 26/08/2021

Bank of Thailand and the Thai Bankers ’Association have agreed on measures to facilitate debt restructuring for long-term debtors.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Calls on Banks to Expand Ability to Provide Credit

By Editors | 26/08/2021

Banks are told to build up capital to improve their ability to provide credit to MSMEs, technological innovation, and green development.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Panel Proposes New Regulatory Framework For UCBs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/08/2021

The RBI panel recommends a four-tier structure for regulating UCBs, and the establishment of an umbrella organisation to oversee them.

Capital / Liquidity

BOT Announces Measures to Incentivise Debt Restructuring

By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 24/08/2021

The incentive scheme involves a relaxation of capital reserve requirements through flexible implementation of classification and provisioning guidelines.

Capital / Liquidity

OJK Indonesia Introduces Digital Banking Framework

By Editors | 22/08/2021

Digital banks should have a minimum paid-up capital of IDR 10 trillion (USD 694 million). However, the capital deposit required at the time of application is IDR 3 trillion.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Raises Leverage Ratio Requirement

By Editors | 22/08/2021

A higher leverage ratio will help banks reduce import costs, increase quality capital, and enhance their ability of banks to absorb riskes, Bangladesh Bank said.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Issues Final Guidance on Credit Risk Management

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/08/2021

The guidance APG 220 is published in advance of finalising the standard APS 220, which is contingent on potential changes to consumer credit laws.

Big Picture

BIS Paper Warns of Delayed Corporate Insolvency Wave

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/08/2021

Unexpected credit losses could leave banks with inadequate loss-absorbing resources, warns a new working paper from the BIS.