Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

India: State Lender Seeking Reform to Allow M&A Financing by Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

State Bank of India has made a formal request to the central bank to be able to finance M&A of listed companies

Capital / Liquidity

FSC Korea, Banks Agree on Nationwide Credit Recovery Plan

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

A working group led by Korea Credit Information Services is preparing to launch the programme on 30 September, restricting the use of delinquency records for millions of borrowers.

ESG / Sustainability

China Issues New Rules to Steer Finance Towards Forestry Sector

By Editors | 26/08/2025

Regulators have unveiled measures expanding the scope of forest-related collateral, promoting carbon sink finance, and calling for new insurance products.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Launches Enhanced Arrangements for RMB Bond Repo

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2025

The new arrangements allow re-use of Chinese bond collateral and facilitate cross-currency trades saw over CNY 3 billion in transactions on debut.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Philippine Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish National Bitcoin Reserve

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2025

A new bill directs the BSP to acquire 10,000 Bitcoin over five years and hold it for two decades to diversify national assets.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Opens Consultation on Revised Capital Rules for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2025

The proposed revisions seek to balance financial stability with economic efficiency and competition.

Capital / Liquidity

China Proposes Overhaul of M&A Loan Rules to Support Minority Stakes

By Editors | 23/08/2025

Draft rules raise financing limits and tenors for control deals and set new, differentiated terms for equity-participation loans.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Lawmakers Urge Immediate Halt to Bank Capital Hikes

By Manesh Samtani | 23/08/2025

A parliamentary committee report has recommended pausing capital increases and creating a new prudential policy body to boost banking competition.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh in $62b Distressed Loan Crisis, Capital Ratios Plummet

By Mark Johnston | 22/08/2025

A central bank report, mandated by IMF loan terms, shows capital adequacy is now the lowest in South Asia, breaching regulatory minimums.