Other Asia Pacific

Crypto / Digital Assets

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.

AML / KYC

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.

Market Infrastructure

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.

Capital / Liquidity

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.

Capital / Liquidity

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.

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 / Sustainability

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.

ESG / Sustainability

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?

Capital / Liquidity

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.