CAPITAL / LIQUIDITY

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Maintains 2% CCyB Amid ‘Uncertain’ Environment

By Editors | 30/01/2020

HKMA chief Eddie Yue says it is appropriate to maintain the CCyB at 2.0% to allow more time to “observe the trend”.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Banks to Hold More Capital Against Partner Relationships – Report

By Editors | 27/01/2020

Higher capital requirements could accelerate the unwinding of cross-shareholdings, a Japanese practice of owning shares in business partners.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia to Raise Core Capital Requirement for Banks – Report

By Editors | 21/01/2020

The OJK wants all lenders to have a minimum core capital of 3tr rupiah by 2022. About half of Indonesian banks will be affected.

Capital / Liquidity

HK Banks Pledge Continued Leniency for SME Borrowers

By Editors | 21/01/2020

At the second meeting of the Banking Sector SME Lending Coordination Mechanism, established in October, banks agreed to a number of additional measures to aid SME borrowers.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Issues Draft Framework on Recovery, Resolution Planning

By Editors | 20/01/2020

Each financial institution will be required to identify and plan for the execution of a suite of recovery options to restore its long-term viability under a range of stress events.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Offers Credit Support for Banks to Boost SME Lending

By Editors | 18/01/2020

The new scheme provides risk mitigation support to banks that defer principal repayment and extend new loans for SME borrowers, including those that have defaulted.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka to Enact New Banking Act in 2021

By Editors | 10/01/2020

The new Banking Act will streamline the licensing process, branch approvals, and adopt a proportionality framework for banking regulations, among other changes.

Capital / Liquidity

12 Banks Fail to Meet Bangladesh Capital Requirement

By Editors | 10/01/2020

The total capital shortfall among the 12 banks was reported to be over $2bn as of the end of September, amid rising bad loans in the banking sector.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Introduces Supervisory Action Framework for Troubled UCBs

By Editors | 09/01/2020

Under the framework, the RBI will monitor UCBs’ asset quality, profitability and capital, and initiate supervisory action when specific thresholds are breached.