Capital / Liquidity

India Eyes Regional Rupee Lending in International Push

28/05/2025

India may allow banks to lend rupees overseas, starting with neighbours, to boost the currency’s international use in trade.

China Urges Banks to Use Yuan in Cross-border Trade Transactions

28/05/2025

The PBOC raised the floor ratio for yuan-denominated trade transactions from 25% to 40% as part of its recent macro prudential assessment.

Japan Announces Support Package for SME Impacted by Tariffs

28/05/2025

The package would provide corporate financing assistance and ease lending terms at a government-backed credit institution.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Planning to Introduce Zero-Day Options – Report

28/05/2025

Short-dated contracts have become popular in the US, though there are concerns that they exacerbate volatility and could endanger financial markets.

AML / KYC

Singapore “Scamdemic” Attributed to “Rich and Naive” Population

28/05/2025

Singapore has among the highest per-capita scam losses globally. In 80% of reported cases, victims transfer funds to fraudsters voluntarily.

US, Japan Reportedly Considering Joint Sovereign Wealth Fund

28/05/2025

The idea of creating a joint US-Japan sovereign wealth fund has been discussed by senior officials in Washington and Tokyo.

Uncategorised

Korea Launches Bug Bounty Programme to Fortify Cybersecurity

28/05/2025

FSS and FSEC offering rewards up to KRW 10 million for identifying vulnerabilities in financial systems, encouraging ethical hacking to enhance security.

Sanctions

Japanese Shipper Lobbies for Relief After EU Sanctions Hit LNG Tankers

27/05/2025

Mitsui OSK is lobbying the EU via various channels, including the Japanese government, following sanctions on three tankers linked to a Russian LNG project.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unveils 23-Point Plan to Boost SME Financing

27/05/2025

New measures aim to increase lending, cut borrowing costs, and improve efficiency for SMEs, focusing on key sectors like foreign trade and tech.