The FSS said economic uncertainties both domestic and abroad have increased, making it unclear whether banks have sufficient loss absorbing capacity.
March 10, 2022Banks that expand priority sector credit and inclusive financing beyond certain thresholds can reduce their statutory reserve requirements.
March 4, 2022Seven Russian banks will likely be cut off from SWIFT; Japan will freeze Russia's yen reserves; Korea will suspend transactions with seven Russian banks and their subsidiaries.
March 2, 2022Singapore will block certain Russian banks and financial transactions connected to Russia. Major Singapore banks are already restricting trade financing for Russian commodities.
March 1, 2022Sri Lanka is seeking advice from the IMF and credit from China, India, Pakistan and Australia, while the central bank offers to pay migrant workers for FX inflows.
February 3, 2022The draft rules enable DvP settlement for proprietary and custody businesses involving institutional investors by linking securities transfers to cash payments.
January 20, 2022The CBSL has raised the amount of foreign currency banks have to sell to the central bank from 10 to 25 percent of inward remittances and export proceeds.
January 3, 2022The move will force Chinese banks to more foreign currency at the central bank, and help to contain the renminbi's appreciation.
December 14, 2021APRA has issued a discussion paper seeking to better understand current and emerging approaches for managing financial resources.
November 23, 2021The CFTC has fined Tether $41mn and Bitfinex's parent $1.5mn. Meanwhile New York prosecutors have directed two crypto lending platforms to cease operations.
October 21, 2021