All posts tagged "SME lending"
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211Australia & NZRBA Makes Plea for Banks to Ease Approach to SME Lending
The RBA's Christopher Kent says banks have tightened lending standards for SMEs, charging them more and imposing more restrictive terms on their loans.
March 22, 2021 -
181Australia & NZRBA Unexpectedly Announces Extension of QE Programme
The RBA’s first-ever quantitative easing programme was due to expire in mid-April. It will now be extended until at least October.
February 3, 2021 -
240JapanBOJ Extends SME Lending Scheme, Pledges Continued Monetary Easing
The central bank has extended its SME lending programme by six months and removed its upper limit of JPY 100 billion per institution.
December 23, 2020 -
354Big PictureAPRA’s Revised Capital Rules Could Promote Competition: Fitch
The proposals could improve the competitive position of standardised banks relative to advanced banks, particularly in relation to residential mortgage portfolios.
December 10, 2020 -
451Australia & NZ
RBA 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 -
893Asia-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 -
2.6KCapital 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 -
715Capital 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 -
574Capital 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 -
632Australia & 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
