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Trading & Investment
BSEC to Form Market Stabilisation Fund with Unclaimed Dividends
By Editors | 14/01/2021
Listed companies in Bangladesh have unclaimed cash and stock dividends worth about $2.5bn, which will be used to support the capital market.
Supervision & Enforcement
BSP Deploys New Supervisory Assessment Framework
By Editors | 12/01/2021
SAFr aims to facilitate forward-looking assessments of financial institutions and link their systemic importance and risk profile to the level of supervisory attention they receive.
Credit Risk
Myanmar Launches First Credit Bureau Following Soft Launch
By Editors | 08/01/2021
The bureau is a joint venture between MB Investment, a company formed by Myanmar banks, and a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Credit Bureau Asia.
Trading & Investment
ASIFMA, Ashurst Issue Report on APAC Readiness for IBOR Transition
By Manesh Samtani | 07/01/2021
Market participants identified a lack of standardisation, harmonisation and consensus between different jurisdictions and asset classes as a key area of concern.
Liquidity Risk
BOT Relaxes Foreign Exchange Rules for Non-resident Firms
By Editors | 07/01/2021
The central bank said the relaxations will allow non-financial companies greater flexibility to manage currency risks and liquidity related to the Thai baht.
Structural Regulation
Vietnam to Establish New Entity to Manage HNX, HoSE
By Editors | 05/01/2021
The new Vietnam Stock Exchange will rate as a limited liability company to manage the Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Trading & Investment
BOT to Issue THOR Linked Floating Rate Notes in March
By Editors | 05/01/2021
The move is aimed at promoting the use of THOR as a new reference rate in derivatives and cash products, the central bank said.
Credit Risk
BOT Eases SME Access to Soft Loan Programme Amid Pandemic
By Editors | 04/01/2021
The BOT has adjusted its definition of business groups to provide SMEs easier access to funding and will allow them to apply twice.
Payments & Settlements
BSP Consults on Draft Policies to Strengthen Payment Systems
By Editors | 03/01/2021
The first draft policy covers governance policies for payment system operators. The second covers the local adoption of the PFMI for designated payment systems.
Credit Risk
BSP Grants Foreign Banks Relief from Single Borrower’s Limit
By Editors | 02/01/2021
The measure is expected to help boost lending, bolster economic growth and diversify credit exposures, said BSP governor Benjamin Diokno.
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