Asia-Pacific

Businesses can make a smaller down payment to reschedule their loans. Rescheduling will allowed up to four times, compared to three times previously.

Asset managers in Asia could be forgiven for thinking ESG stood for Ever-Shifting Ground.

Organisastions are faced with the challenge of understanding the nuances of regulations and ensuring they have sufficient capacity to apply them in daily business activities.

At least 75 percent of the BDT 250 million scheme will be disbursed among cottage, micro and small entrepreneurs, and 25 percent to medium sized enterprises.

The central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will formally sign an agreement on payment connectivity in November.

An exemption from requirements to convert FX into the kyat has also been reversed for companies with foreign minority ownership.

The regulation focuses on ensuring consumers are provided information about financial products and services in a clear, accurate, correct, and easily accessible manner.

The RBI and Bank Indonesia will cooperate in areas such as cross-border payments, digital innovation, and AML/CFT.

Most companies are reporting their emissions, but climate-related targets remain vague, says GRI.

IFRS 9 will prompt a one-off increase in banks' loan-loss provisioning, diminishing shareholder capital. Banks will also be pressured by increased taxes.