Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Raises RRR, Unveils New Property Lending Controls

By Editors | 23/09/2024

The central bank announced four measures to curb property lending while also reducing bank liquidity through an RRR cut.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Paper Examines Central Clearing in Government Bonds

By Manesh Samtani | 22/09/2024

New BIS paper says centrally clearing could help mitigate risks and improve intermediation but introduce different challenges.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank to Guarantee Loans Extended to Distressed Banks

By Ajoy K Das | 20/09/2024

Stronger banks will provide loans to five distressed banks, protected by guarantees from the central bank.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP to Cut Bank Bank Reserve Requirements in ‘Substantial’ Way

By Editors | 20/09/2024

Banks in the Philippines have offered to lower transaction costs on small-value fund transfers in exchange for lower reserve requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

French and German Banks Calling on RBI to Adjust Trading Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2024

The existing rules would not be able to accommodate a third-party trading model proposed as a temporary solution to address ESMA’s derecognition of Indian CCPs.

Capital / Liquidity

US DOJ Probing Whether Banks Colluded During Archegos Wind-down

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/09/2024

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether some Wall Street banks coordinated stock sales during the Archegos collapse.

Capital / Liquidity

Sri Lanka Approves Offshore Banking Rules for Special Economic Zone

By Ajoy K Das | 17/09/2024

7 local banks and 3 international banks are reported to be in talks to establish offshore banking units in the Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Bank Forms Task Force on Banking Sector Reforms

By Ajoy K Das | 17/09/2024

The task force, led by BB governor Ahsan H Mansur, will assess current conditions in the banking sector and propose regulatory reforms.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Probes Payment Delays at E-Commerce Platform

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2024

After Qoo10 failed to pay merchants in South Korea, there are reports of payment delays also affecting small vendors in Singapore.