All posts tagged "stimulus"
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141Big PictureCBDCs Present Central Banks with Risk-Benefit Trade-off: Fitch
The potential for funds to move quickly into CBDC accounts could cause credit strains in some banks and push up interest rates.
May 21, 2021 -
221FeatureBOJ Scraps ETF Buying Target, Tweaks Yield Curve Controls
The BOJ is scrapping its JPY 6 trillion annual target for buying ETFs, but will keep the JPY 12 trillion annual ceiling. The BOJ now owns about 7% of the Japanese equity market.
March 22, 2021 -
346Big PictureCovid Bankruptcies Could Result in $1tr in Credit Losses: BIS
Corporate bankruptcies are expected to rise as credit support measures are wound back, some sectors downsize, and firms run out of liquidity buffers.
March 2, 2021 -
2.8KAML / KYCFATF to Drive Digital Transformation of AML/CFT Systems
Digital transformation of AML/CFT systems will help to ensure their resilience in future and build their efficiency, the FATF says.
October 26, 2020 -
715Australia & 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 -
1.3KAsia-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 -
798Capital 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 -
642Asia-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 -
584JapanJapan 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 -
511Capital Regulation
BOJ 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
