Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Issues Guidelines to Boost Rural Financial Services

By Mark Johnston | 30/07/2025

China’s central bank issues comprehensive guidelines for rural financial services, instructing FIs on credit support, infrastructure and governance.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes to Update Regulatory Framework for Co-operative Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025

The draft guidelines propose replacing legacy frameworks with harmonised eligibility criteria and tiered categorisation.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan FSC Proposes New Capital Rule for Offshore Insurers

By Editors | 29/07/2025

The amendment will align the minimum capital requirement for Offshore Insurance Units with a new solvency framework set to launch in 2026.

Capital / Liquidity

China to Expand Cross-border Cash Pooling Framework for Multinationals

By Editors | 29/07/2025

Regulators have released draft rules to roll out a unified, lower-threshold framework for managing renminbi and foreign currency funds to facilitate corporate treasury operations.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea to Redirect Capital Flow from Property to 'Productive' Sectors

By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025

Regulators will tighten capital rules for property loans while reviewing regulations to steer funds into strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

Enforcement

FSS Korea Initiates Disciplinary Action Over Fraudulent IBK Loans

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025

The FSS has sent a formal inspection opinion to Industrial Bank of Korea, marking the start of enforcement action in a major loan fraud case involving internal staff collusion and falsified documents.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Pushes Data-sharing Infrastructure to Boost SME Trade Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025

The HKMA is advancing its Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) with new pilots in credit scoring and logistics data, aiming to streamline lending and cut costs for businesses.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Central Bank Establishes New Bank Resolution Department

By Mark Johnston | 28/07/2025

The new department was created to ensure timely resolution of capital shortfalls, liquidity crisis or any other risk threatening the existence of a bank and to protect the interest of the depositors.

Capital / Liquidity

India’s Supreme Court Allows CBI to File 22 Cases Against Banks and Builders

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/07/2025

The court cited “substantial evidence” of collusion between banks and real estate developers, exposing violations of lending norms under the now-controversial subvention scheme.