The central bank will now collect feedback from the trials, seek to gain public support for the CBDC, refine its technology, and establish regulations for the digital currency.
June 30, 2022The last time the HKMA intervened to defend a weakening HKD was in March 2019. The move is expected to raise borrowing costs.
May 13, 2022The FSC has announced additional support for SMEs, low-rated companies, and corporate bond and CP issuers.
May 11, 2021The FSC says credit support measures for SMEs will be maintained at it will minimise the impact of rating downgrades.
March 31, 2021India needs a policy framework that addresses existing frictions at both the national and state levels, says a new paper from the RBI.
January 27, 2021The changes will require banks to decrease their holdings of private sector liquid assets in favour of buying more government debt.
September 9, 2020The RBNZ's bond-buying programme will be capped at NZ$60bn, up from the NZ$33bn announced in March. Government inflation-indexed bonds are also now included.
May 14, 2020Moody’s says the downgrade of Hong Kong’s outlook to negative is the result of a shift in its equilibrium with China, in addition to the ongoing protests in the city.
September 17, 2019The new market-oriented mechanism for calculating the Loan Prime Rate is expected to lower the cost of borrowing nationwide.
August 19, 2019