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Credit Risk
PBOC Issues Guidelines to Boost Rural Financial Services
By Mark Johnston | 30/07/2025
China’s central bank issues comprehensive guidelines for rural financial services, instructing FIs on credit support, infrastructure and governance.

Capital Adequacy
RBI Proposes to Update Regulatory Framework for Co-operative Banks
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025
The draft guidelines propose replacing legacy frameworks with harmonised eligibility criteria and tiered categorisation.

Capital Adequacy
Taiwan FSC Proposes New Capital Rule for Offshore Insurers
By Editors | 29/07/2025
The amendment will align the minimum capital requirement for Offshore Insurance Units with a new solvency framework set to launch in 2026.

Emerging Prudential Risks
BCBS Paper Maps Out Path to Stronger Bank Supervision
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/07/2025
The paper identifies key drivers of supervisory effectiveness, including risk-based oversight, early intervention, and better use of technology to ensure banks address vulnerabilities promptly.

Liquidity Risk
China to Expand Cross-border Cash Pooling Framework for Multinationals
By Editors | 29/07/2025
Regulators have released draft rules to roll out a unified, lower-threshold framework for managing renminbi and foreign currency funds to facilitate corporate treasury operations.

Capital Adequacy
Korea to Redirect Capital Flow from Property to 'Productive' Sectors
By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025
Regulators will tighten capital rules for property loans while reviewing regulations to steer funds into strategic industries like AI and semiconductors.

Data Privacy
Hong Kong Pushes Data-sharing Infrastructure to Boost SME Trade Finance
By Manesh Samtani | 29/07/2025
The HKMA is advancing its Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) with new pilots in credit scoring and logistics data, aiming to streamline lending and cut costs for businesses.

Resolution & Recovery
Bangladesh Central Bank Establishes New Bank Resolution Department
By Mark Johnston | 28/07/2025
The new department was created to ensure timely resolution of capital shortfalls, liquidity crisis or any other risk threatening the existence of a bank and to protect the interest of the depositors.

Credit Risk
Kazakhstan and China Deepen Financial Regulatory Ties
By Mark Johnston | 28/07/2025
Kazakhstan and China have signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in banking and insurance supervision, aiming to bolster financial system security.

KYC & CDD
Indonesia's OJK Boosts Oversight with Integrated GRC System and Data-Sharing Pact
By Mark Johnston | 28/07/2025
OJK has launched a real-time risk platform and signed a data-sharing pact to tighten supervision of financial firms.
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