Other Asia Pacific

Cryptocurrency

Indonesia Stops Registering New Crypto Businesses

By Editors | 24/08/2022

The moratorium is intended to allow the regulator to focus on improving the governance of crypto exchanges that are already registered.

Anti-Money Laundering

APG Issues 2022 Annual Typologies Report

By Manesh Samtani | 18/08/2022

The report calls for a shift towards characterising Illegal fishing as a predicate crime type for money laundering, to trigger a more effective AML/CFT response.

Structural Regulation

Industry Calls for Reforms to EU Benchmarks Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2022

Many non-EU benchmarks won’t qualify under BMR in time for 31 December 2023, disproportionately impacting Asia exposures.

Credit Risk

Vietnam: SBV to Selectively Grant Credit Quotas to Banks

By Editors | 14/08/2022

Several banks have already exhausted their quotas and are no longer accepting new loan applications. The SBV has so far refrained from granting additional quotas.

Trading & Investment

BSEC Secures Pledge from Brokers to Support Stock Market

By Manesh Samtani | 10/08/2022

Merchant bankers also agreed to provide support. Listed companies were asked to form market-making subsidiaries. Bangladesh Bank amended its rules on calculating bank exposure limits.

Liquidity Risk

Bangladesh Seeks IMF Loan, Takes Measures to Boost FX Inflows

By Editors | 03/08/2022

Bangladesh has sufficient FX reserves for over five months of imports, providing some cushion. It has also taken measures to address its falling FX reserves.

ESG Data

Data with Destiny: Bridging Asia’s ESG Information Gap

By Editors | 02/08/2022

While there has been a surge of data disclosure in Asia, the lack of a unified set of rules across the region opens the door for inconsistencies.

Sustainable Finance

High Definition: Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?

By Editors | 01/08/2022

As countries move at different speeds towards developing their own standards, is this multiplicity an obstacle to a greener future?

Credit Risk

Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Loan Rescheduling Policy

By Editors | 28/07/2022

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