All posts tagged "reserve requirement"
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580Capital RegulationHKMA Issues Guidance on Treatment of Loans Under Relief
The HKMA's guidance on the treatment of loans subject to government guarantees and payment moratoriums is largely in line with guidance issued by the BCBS last month.
May 26, 2020 -
431Asia-PacificBSP Approves Measures to Boost Lending to MSME Sector
The measures include lower risk weights for MSME loans, deferred implementation of the revised risk-based capital framework, and an extension of the relief period for reporting past due and non-performing loans.
May 6, 2020 -
590Capital Regulation
HKMA Introduces USD Facility, Postpones Supervisory Stress Tests
$10bn will be available to banks under the USD liquidity facility. The stress tests are being postponed to 2021 to free up banks' operational capacity.
April 23, 2020 -
428ChinaPBOC Cuts Bank Lending Rates to Offset Covid-19 Pressures
Policymakers said on Friday that monetary policies should make full use of RRR cuts, interest rate reductions and relending, indicating a shifting stance after GDP shrank 6.8% in Q1.
April 21, 2020 -
523Capital RegulationChina: State Council to Bolster Financial Support for SMEs
The new measures will include another RRR cut, $141bn in re-lending and re-discounting quotas, and new bond issuances to exclusively support SME loans.
April 2, 2020 -
474Capital Regulation
PBOC Announces First Reserve Requirement Cut of 2020
The RRR cut will release about 800bn yuan of 'long-term funds' for financial institutions to lend to the real economy.
January 3, 2020 -
285Asia-PacificBSP Excludes Interbank Borrowings from Reserve Calculations
"The exclusion of these types of borrowings from the reserve base of banks and quasi-banks will result in freed-up liquidity for lending or investment activities,” the BSP said.
November 25, 2019 -
473Asia-Pacific
BSP Announces New Round of Reserve Requirement Cuts
The fresh 100bp RRR cut follows a 100bp cut announced last month and a three-step 200bp cut from May to July this year.
October 25, 2019 -
401Asia-Pacific
BSP Reduces Reserve Requirement for Bank Bonds
The move to lower is aimed at deepening the debt market and reducing the intermediation cost that bond issuers could pass on to bond holders.
October 18, 2019 -
616Asia-Pacific
BSP to Cut Reserve Requirements for Biggest Banks
The 200 basis point RRR cut will take place over three phases by end-July, and free up an estimated $3.6bn in banking system liquidity.
May 17, 2019
