Other Asia Pacific

    Capital / Liquidity

    OJK Indonesia to Extend Payment Deadlines for MSME Loans

    By Editors | 25/03/2020

    OJK will extend loan payment deadlines for MSMEs by up to one year and prohibit the use of debt collection services, while Bank Indonesia asks banks to lower lending rates.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BOT Establishes Liquidity Facility for Money Market, Fixed Income Funds

    By Editors | 25/03/2020

    Money market and daily fixed income funds can obtain low-cost liquidity assistance from banks, which can in turn use fund units they buy under repurchase agreements as collateral for BOT liquidity.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Defers All ‘Defaulter’ Classifications Until 30 June

    By Editors | 25/03/2020

    Banks can avoid reclassifying borrowers as defaulters until 30 June, allowing them to avoid extra provisioning and offer businesses new loans.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Announces RRR Cut, Lenders Asked to Grant Debt Relief

    By Editors | 24/03/2020

    The 200 basis point cut will release up to 200bn pesos in bank liquidity. Lenders are encouraged to continue lending and to offer debt relief to borrowers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Bangladesh Introduces Unusual Circuit Breaker Mechanism

    By Editors | 23/03/2020

    Individual stocks will not be allowed to fall below their average closing prices of the preceding five days, and trading is curtailed to just three hours a day.

    UPDATED – BOT Announces Emergency Rate Cut, Other Measures

    By Editors | 22/03/2020

    The central bank says the rate cut will have a greater impact if FIs take an active role to address borrowers’ liquidity problems and accelerate debt restructuring.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bank Indonesia Cuts Rates Again, OJK Demands Leniency for Borrowers

    By Editors | 22/03/2020

    Banks have also been told not to use debt collectors during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to instead help customers by restructuring existing debt and granting new subsidised loans.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HK, Singapore, Indonesia Assessed as NSFR, LEX Compliant

    By Editors | 22/03/2020

    Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia were assessed as compliant with global standards for the net stable funding ratio and large exposures framework.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Cambodia Delays Implementation of Capital Conservation Buffer

    By Editors | 19/03/2020

    The National Bank of Cambodia is also reducing interest rates on repo transactions with banks and encouraging more lending to the public.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Philippine Stocks Resume Trading, Central Bank Relaxes Regulations

    By Editors | 19/03/2020

    The BSP has cut interest rates and relaxed regulations on compliance reporting by banks, calculation of penalties on required reserves, and single borrower limits.

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