All posts tagged "central bank"
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385Asia-PacificBSP to Start Issuing Debt Securities Next Week
The BSP's authority to issue its own debt paper was restored through legislation passed last year. The first auction of BSP securities will take place on 18 September.
September 10, 2020 -
642Asia-PacificBangladesh Bank Spares No Effort to Boost CMSME Lending
In the past week, the central bank has sharply eased loan classification and provisioning rules, and offered credit guarantees, to try and address an unwillingness among banks to lend to small businesses.
July 28, 2020 -
660Asia-PacificSri Lanka Banks No Longer ‘Scared’ to grant Covid-19 Loans
Banks no longer need to risk weight the loans against capital due to a guarantee scheme announced by CBSL earlier this month.
July 23, 2020 -
334Asia-PacificIndonesia Gives Deposit Insurer Powers to Prevent Bank Failures
The Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation can now raise its own funding and provide temporary liquidity support to banks outside of resolution.
July 19, 2020 -
679Asia-PacificIndonesia’s Planned Bank Regulation Reshuffle Will Take Time
President Joko Widodo's plan to return bank oversight functions to Bank Indonesia is unlikely to be an immediate fix for the ongoing Covid-19 related challenges.
July 8, 2020 -
557Asia-PacificBSP On Course to Issue Central Bank Securities in Q3
February 2019 amendments to the Central Bank Act restored the BSP's authority to issue debt paper as part of its regular operations to manage liquidity and monetary policy.
July 5, 2020 -
476ChinaChina to Revise Central Bank Law This Year
The revisions will likely expand the PBOC's statutory responsibilities to include macro-prudential management, financial risk oversight, financial infrastructure and financial holding companies.
May 27, 2020 -
370TaiwanTaiwan to Allow Local Firms to Open Domestic OBU Accounts
The FSC and central bank have agreed to allow local companies to open OBU accounts at domestic banks to facilitate their access to foreign currency borrowing.
May 22, 2020 -
683Capital RegulationBNM: Banks Can Use Govt Bonds to Meet Reserve Requirement
The move is expected to release about $3.7mn of liquidity into the banking system. BNM has also cut its overnight policy rate to the lowest level since 2009.
May 5, 2020 -
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China Probes Abuse of Epidemic Control Lending Programme
Local authorities are directed to review the list of companies that received loans under a central bank initiative aimed at channelling low-cost funds into epidemic control.
April 13, 2020
