All posts tagged "SME lending"
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406Australia & NZRBA Expands Low-cost Term Lending Facility for Banks
The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.
September 3, 2020 -
844Asia-PacificBanks ‘Must’ Pass on Reduce Rates to Borrowers: CBSL
Sri Lanka's central bank has cut interest rates again and is ramping up pressure for banks to reduce the rates they charge borrowers, particularly small businesses.
July 10, 2020 -
2.2KCapital RegulationHKMA Support Measures and the Impact to the Banking Industry
Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses recent HKMA initiatives taken in response to Covid-19 and their implications for Hong Kong banks, highlighting credit risk as a growing threat.
May 13, 2020 -
657Capital 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 -
531Capital RegulationPBOC Cuts Reserve Requirements for Small, Mid-sized Lenders
The move will free up a total 400 billion yuan at small and medium-sized lenders, allowing them to provide additional financing to SMEs.
April 5, 2020 -
523Australia & NZ
RBA, APRA Free Up Liquidity, Capital Buffers for Banks
New measures include an interest rate cut, a bond-buying programme, a term lending facility for banks, and relaxed expectations on bank capital ratios.
March 19, 2020 -
490Capital Regulation
HK Banks Pledge Continued Leniency for SME Borrowers
At the second meeting of the Banking Sector SME Lending Coordination Mechanism, established in October, banks agreed to a number of additional measures to aid SME borrowers.
January 21, 2020 -
814EnforcementICAC Charges Two for Conspiracy to Defraud Five HK Banks
Two operators of an SME conspired to defraud DBS Bank, HSBC, ICBC, Dah Sing Bank, Wing Hang Bank, the Trade and Industry Department, and the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation.
October 28, 2019 -
998Capital RegulationThe Supervisory Answer to Hong Kong’s Worsening Economic Performance
Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses the measures the HKMA has taken so far to strengthen its macroprudential supervisory toolkit and address potential risks to the wider financial system.
October 22, 2019 -
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HKMA Cuts CCyB in Response to Worsening Economic Conditions
The first CCyB cut since 2015, the move is expected to free up between HKD 200-300 billion in the financial system and make it easier for banks to lend to SMEs.
October 15, 2019
