Prudential Risk

Credit Risk

Korea to Liquidate Bad Bank After ‘Predatory Finance’ Rebuke

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2026

Financial authorities have ordered the sale of a 23-year-old delinquent debt portfolio following sharp criticism from the country’s president.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Private Credit Boom in APAC Prompts Fears of ‘Circular Risk’

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/05/2026

The boom is increasing banks’ indirect exposure to the same corporate borrowers they once financed directly.

Structural Regulation

Pakistan Passes Bills on Financial Netting, EXIM Bank, Fiscal Reform

By Editors | 18/05/2026

New legislation provides legal certainty for financial netting, overhauls governance at the state-owned EXIM bank, and strengthens public debt management.

Emerging Prudential Risks

IMF Urges Hong Kong to Bolster Fiscal Buffers and Financial Oversight

By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2026

IMF Article IV mission endorsed the city’s near-term fiscal stance but called for medium-term revenue reforms and continued vigilance over property and corporate exposures.

Emerging Prudential Risks

India Launches Maritime Insurance Pool to Boost Trade Security

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/05/2026

The government-backed pool aims to reduce reliance on foreign insurers and ensure trade continuity for Indian vessels amid rising geopolitical risks.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Overhauls Rules for Non-Bank Outward Remittances

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/05/2026

India’s central bank has removed a prior approval rule, placing full compliance responsibility for non-bank remittance partnerships on banks.

Tokenisation

Tokenised Collateral Could Unlock Billions, Transform Liquidity: Report

By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2026

New DTCC white paper outlines how tokenised assets and DLT can reduce liquidity buffers and capital requirements.

Market Risk

Indian Banks Urge RBI to Rethink Uniform Forex Exposure Cap

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/05/2026

Large banks are lobbying the regulator for a dynamic approach, arguing the blanket USD 100 million limit has led to significant mark-to-market losses.

Resolution & Recovery

Bangladesh: Banks Call for Reforms to Ease NPL, Liquidity Crisis

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/05/2026

The industry body warned the central bank that a new resolution act could allow controversial figures to reclaim troubled lenders, undermining public confidence.