Banks can no longer count loans granted to MSMEs and large enterprises towards their compliance with reserve requirements.
July 3, 2023The BSP says the lower reserve requirements will help to ensure stable domestic liquidity and credit conditions.
June 9, 2023The proposals seek to reduce vulnerabilities from foreign currency borrowing, including by exploring ways to reduce the "mechanistic use of credit ratings" by index providers.
April 26, 2022Banks are asked to increase lending, delay loan repayments, defer overdue loan reclassification, and support infrastructure projects and property developers.
April 20, 2022Banks that expand priority sector credit and inclusive financing beyond certain thresholds can reduce their statutory reserve requirements.
March 4, 2022The cut, effective 15 December, will free up an estimated CNY 1.2 trillion in banking system liquidity to support the economy and reduce financing costs for businesses.
December 7, 2021The incentive scheme involves a relaxation of capital reserve requirements through flexible implementation of classification and provisioning guidelines.
August 24, 2021Taiwan was praised for easing rules on loan-loss reserves for foreign bank branches and for allowing foreign institutional investors to invest in ETFs.
June 21, 2021Requirements to report forbearance granted to borrowers will ensure industry statistics reflect the “true health of the banking system” and incentivise prudence in banks’ credit decisions.
August 11, 2020The move to lower the reserve requirement ratio for thrift, rural and cooperative banks will release an estimated $200mn into the economy.
July 22, 2020