All posts tagged "stimulus"
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498Australia & NZAPRA to Amend Liquidity Rules for Banks – Report
The changes will require banks to decrease their holdings of private sector liquid assets in favour of buying more government debt.
September 9, 2020 -
732Asia-PacificBangladesh Bank Spares No Effort to Boost CMSME Lending
In the past week, the central bank has sharply eased loan classification and provisioning rules, and offered credit guarantees, to try and address an unwillingness among banks to lend to small businesses.
July 28, 2020 -
714Capital RegulationChina’s Banks Poses Growing Risks for US Investors: Report
US savers are increasingly likely to have exposure Chinese banks and their "large volumes of NPLs", says a report from a US Congressional advisory body.
June 3, 2020 -
526Asia-PacificThailand: Parliament Approves $60b Covid-19 Aid Package
The 1.9tr baht aid package includes additional liquidity for banks to lend to SMEs, and a corporate bond stabilisation fund to provide bridge financing to issuers.
June 2, 2020 -
523JapanJapan Banks Asked to Continue Lending as Stimulus Gets Green Light
Finance Minister Taro Aso is asking banks to continue supporting SMEs and to actively make use of hybrid lending, in light of a new 117tr yen stimulus package.
June 1, 2020 -
432Capital RegulationBOJ Targets Small Businesses with New Lending Facility
The 30tr yen facility will provide lending to businesses with interest-free funding, while paying a positive 0.1% interest on the amounts they lend to businesses.
May 24, 2020 -
370Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh: Banks, NBFIs Commit to Disbursing Stimulus Loans
Bangladesh Bank has signed participation agreements with 44 banks and 23 NBFIs to disburse $1.8bn in loans as part of the government's stimulus package.
May 22, 2020 -
471Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh Opens Special One-Year Repo Facility for Banks
The new facility will allow lenders to access central bank liquidity for up to 360 days, compared to a maximum 28-day term allowed under existing facilities.
May 19, 2020 -
647Asia-Pacific
Bangladesh Bank Forms $1.8b Lending Facility for Banks, NBFIs
Under the new scheme, lenders will be able to borrow funds from Bangladesh Bank at 4% and on-lend those funds to industrial and services sector borrowers at 9%.
April 25, 2020 -
507Asia-PacificVietnam Banks Offered Incentives to Aid Businesses
About 11% of total outstanding loans in the banking system are estimated to not be paid as scheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 6, 2020
