All posts tagged "Ministry of Finance"
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306ChinaChina Reopens Treasury Bond Futures Market to State-run Banks
The domestic treasury bond futures market was closed in 1995 following a panic sell-off and the collapse of China's largest brokerage at the time.
February 24, 2020 -
167Fintech / RegtechMore Japanese Lawmakers Push for ‘Digital Yen’
Former Ministry of Finance official Kozo Yamamoto says proposals are being drafted to make a digital yen a reality within two to three years.
February 13, 2020 -
186Asia-PacificVietnam to Tighten Bond Issuance Rules Amid Overheating Market
The draft rules require that separate bond issuances be at least six months apart, and that issuers limit their issuances to three times capital.
January 21, 2020 -
331ChinaChina Directs Local Gov’ts to Allow Bond Underwriting by Foreign Banks
Local governments have been told to revise their procedures and remove restrictions to allow foreign-invested banks to participate in bond underwriting syndicates.
January 7, 2020 -
548ChinaChina Expands Retail Access to Government Bonds
With the government bond market now open to retail investors, China is relaxing a restriction that only allowed bond-buying during the first 10 days of the month.
April 11, 2019 -
515UncategorisedBloomberg Begins Including China Bonds in Flagship Index
The index inclusion will draw more liquidity into China’s onshore bond market and potentially spur more policy measures to further open up the market.
April 3, 2019 -
549China
China Retail Investors Take a Liking to Government Bonds
China’s pilot scheme allowing banks to sell government bonds to retail investors has been met with success, with over $200mn in bonds sold in a single day.
March 29, 2019 -
553IndiaIndia Finance Ministry to Have Greater Say in SEBI Rulemaking
SEBI regulations may need to be vetted through a separate independent committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance before being passed to the regulator's own board for approval.
January 31, 2019 -
519China
China Issues Tax Clarification for Foreign Institutional Bond Investors
From 7 November 2018 until 6 December 2021, foreign institutions are exempt from income and value-added taxes on interest earned from bond investments in China.
November 26, 2018 -
410Capital RegulationIndia’s Government, RBI Close to Solution on Bank Lending Dispute
The government and RBI have reached a temporary agreement on some issues after an unprecedented public spat between the two caused alarm about the central bank’s independence.
November 15, 2018
