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Capital / Liquidity
Financial Firms Push Back as Korea Doubles Education Tax Rate
By Nithya Subramanian | 22/08/2025
Banks, insurers, securities houses and card firms warn the higher levy on revenues will squeeze profits, weaken capital buffers and raise costs for consumers.

Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Credit Rating Rules for Loan Approvals
By Editors | 21/08/2025
The central bank has eased the mandatory internal credit score requirement for banks to approve new loans and renewals.

Capital / Liquidity
Thailand Cabinet Approves Draft Credit Guarantee Bill
By Nithya Subramanian | 21/08/2025
New agency will assess credit risk using financial and alternative data models, issue credit guarantee certificates, and partially absorb losses in cases of default.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Proposes New Capital Rules for Counterparty Credit Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 21/08/2025
The RBI has issued draft rules to align with Basel III, replacing the current method with the more risk-sensitive SA-CCR framework.

Capital / Liquidity
S. Korea Expands Mandatory Debt Adjustment to Telecom Providers
By Mark Johnston | 20/08/2025
A cabinet-approved enforcement decree mandates telecom participation in debt workouts and allows wider use of dormant deposit interest income.

Securities / Derivatives
Korea to Embed Workplace Safety Risk into Credit and ESG Frameworks
By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2025
Regulators will require banks to factor serious industrial accidents into lending decisions and mandate immediate public disclosure for listed firms.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Proposes to Ease FEMA Rules on Cross-border Guarantees
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025
The RBI has proposed new FEMA rules to bring most cross-border guarantees under the automatic route, while mandating detailed reporting of all guarantees issued and invoked.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Allows SRVA Holders to Invest Surplus Rupees in G-Secs
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025
RBI’s move expands the use of SRVAs, giving foreign banks a new channel to deploy surplus trade settlement funds.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Global Finance Groups Call for Pause on Basel Crypto Capital Standard
By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025
Citing punitive and outdated rules, the coalition of industry bodies urges a recalibration to support responsible innovation and reflect the market maturity of DLT.

Capital / Liquidity
Vietnam Proposes Overhaul of Overseas Investment Rules
By Mark Johnston | 19/08/2025
Shifting oversight to the central bank, the move aims to cut red tape for investors and enhance state management through foreign exchange and AML controls.
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