Asia-Pacific
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148Myanmar to Open Stock Market to Resident Foreigners in March
Editors, Regulation Asia February 21, 2020Allowing foreigners to buy stocks is one of the ways Myanmar hopes to bolster its moribund stock market, which after four years still has only five stocks.
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245Basel IV to Impact APAC Banks Unevenly: Moody’s
Editors, Regulation Asia February 20, 2020Basel IV will narrow the gap between the internal ratings based approach and the standardised approach for calculating risk-weighted assets.
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720Thailand, Cambodia Launch Cross-Border QR Payments
Editors, Regulation Asia February 20, 2020New payments connectivity between the two countries is expected to promote trade, tourism, financial inclusion, and the usage of local currencies in cross-border transactions.
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234Bangladesh Banks to Get Credit Support for Stock Market Investment
Editors, Regulation Asia February 17, 2020Stock market investment through the credit support package will not count towards the maximum allowed stock market exposure of 25% of capital.
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312Vietnam Scraps Proposed Foreign Ownership Cap for Payments Firms
Editors, Regulation Asia February 15, 2020The SBV says the 49% foreign ownership limit proposed last November would hamper foreign investment in payments and fintech, and present difficulties for existing players.
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BOT Prepares Guidance for Banks on Service Fee Calculations
Editors, Regulation Asia February 15, 2020The guidance will cover fees for corporate, SME and retail banking customers, as part of a broader push for fairer fee structures.
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144BSP Extends Prudential Loan Cap Transition Period for Foreign Banks
Editors, Regulation Asia February 14, 2020The extended transitory period is aimed at ensure continued financing support for public sector initiatives under the 'Build, Build, Build' programme by foreign bank branches.
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BSP Bars Bank Affiliates from Holding Bank-Issued Debt
Editors, Regulation Asia February 13, 2020The prohibition is aimed at preventing related parties from obtaining undue advantage when transacting in debt instruments issued by affiliated banks.
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224Bangladesh to Float Shares of State Banks to Prop Up Market
Editors, Regulation Asia February 13, 2020Sonali Bank, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank, Rupali Bank and Bangladesh Development Bank will each have 25% of their shares listed on the stock market by end-October.
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299Sri Lanka Should Start LIBOR Transition ‘Immediately’ – ICRA
Editors, Regulation Asia February 11, 2020The central bank, financial institutions, and companies must assess the impact, and the LIBOR transition should start "immediately", says ICRA Lanka, a Moody's group company.
