Capital / Liquidity

    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    Citing punitive and outdated rules, the coalition of industry bodies urges a recalibration to support responsible innovation and reflect the market maturity of DLT.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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