The industry has welcomed the MLF as a measure that will allow FIs to support their operations, protect the financial sector, and continue lending.
October 4, 2021To be extended until 3 February, the special lending programme permits banks, brokerages and insurers to take out loans from the BOK against collateral.
November 3, 2020The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.
September 3, 2020The maximum loan amount and maximum term are being increased, and more businesses will have access to the scheme, until 31 December.
August 21, 2020If Covid-19 is not contained, debt will accumulate and credit risks will mount, leading to ratings downgrades which will exacerbate existing stresses and cause asset sell-offs.
June 12, 2020Under the new scheme, lenders will be able to borrow funds from Bangladesh Bank at 4% and on-lend those funds to industrial and services sector borrowers at 9%.
April 25, 2020Banks have also agreed to not redeem non-CET1 capital instruments, while the RBNZ works to launch a new 3-year funding scheme by May.
April 3, 2020The new 8 trillion yen lending facility will offer banks one-year, zero-interest loans collateralised by corporate debt securities. The BOJ is also doubling its annual ETF purchase capacity.
March 16, 2020The ETF lending facility is likely to reduce ETF bid/ask spreads and provide an easy way to short the Japanese market.
December 20, 2019