Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea Expands SME Loan Access via Internet-Only Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups has signed an MoU with internet-only banks and credit guarantee institutions to enable easier access to finance for small businesses.

Capital / Liquidity

China's Henan Province Approves Merger of 82 Rural Lenders

By Editors | 30/09/2025

The move creates a single provincial entity, absorbing dozens of smaller banks in a region previously hit by a major banking scandal.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unveils CNY 500 Billion 'Quasi-Fiscal' Tool to Boost Investment

By Editors | 30/09/2025

The new policy instrument will see state policy banks inject equity capital into infrastructure and emerging industry projects to spur economic growth.

Securities / Derivatives

ECB Engages Banks on Capital Rules Amid Indian CCP Dispute - Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

The banks have suggested routing trades through Indian lenders to circumvent direct dealings with CCIL, while ECB works on a “joint approach” with Indian regulators to resolve the dispute.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Allows Co-operative Banks to Invest in NABARD’s Shared Service Entity

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/09/2025

The RBI has allowed co-operative banks to invest up to 5% of their owned funds in NABARD’s SSE, exempting such investments from prudential caps and unlisted securities restrictions.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA Launches Upgraded RMB Facility to Boost Offshore Yuan Market

By Editors | 29/09/2025

The new RMB Business Facility will replace an existing scheme, offering cheaper funding and longer tenors to support corporate use of the yuan.

Securities / Derivatives

China Opens Onshore Repo Market and Boosts Swap Connect

By Manesh Samtani | 27/09/2025

Regulators will allow all foreign bond investors to access the onshore repo market under a title-transfer model and more than double the Swap Connect quota.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Proposes Doubling Small-Loan Exemption for Credit Cooperatives

By Editors | 26/09/2025

The FSC aims to reduce the compliance burden on credit cooperatives by raising the threshold for loans exempt from single-borrower limits.

Market Infrastructure

China Issues New Rules to Boost Support for Digital Economy

By Editors | 26/09/2025

China has defined digital consumption for the first time and is calling on financial institutions to develop new products and funding channels.