Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Banks Directed to Aid Petrochemical Sector in Restructuring

By Editors | 22/08/2025

Regulators have asked banks to maintain existing credit lines to the petrochemical industry on a "stand-still" basis while companies formulate their restructuring plans.

Capital / Liquidity

Financial Firms Push Back as Korea Doubles Education Tax Rate

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/08/2025

Banks, insurers, securities houses and card firms warn the higher levy on revenues will squeeze profits, weaken capital buffers and raise costs for consumers.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Bank Relaxes Credit Rating Rules for Loan Approvals

By Editors | 21/08/2025

The central bank has eased the mandatory internal credit score requirement for banks to approve new loans and renewals.

Capital / Liquidity

Thailand Cabinet Approves Draft Credit Guarantee Bill

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/08/2025

New agency will assess credit risk using financial and alternative data models, issue credit guarantee certificates, and partially absorb losses in cases of default.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes New Capital Rules for Counterparty Credit Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 21/08/2025

The RBI has issued draft rules to align with Basel III, replacing the current method with the more risk-sensitive SA-CCR framework.

Capital / Liquidity

S. Korea Expands Mandatory Debt Adjustment to Telecom Providers

By Mark Johnston | 20/08/2025

A cabinet-approved enforcement decree mandates telecom participation in debt workouts and allows wider use of dormant deposit interest income.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea to Embed Workplace Safety Risk into Credit and ESG Frameworks

By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2025

Regulators will require banks to factor serious industrial accidents into lending decisions and mandate immediate public disclosure for listed firms.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes to Ease FEMA Rules on Cross-border Guarantees

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025

The RBI has proposed new FEMA rules to bring most cross-border guarantees under the automatic route, while mandating detailed reporting of all guarantees issued and invoked.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Allows SRVA Holders to Invest Surplus Rupees in G-Secs

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025

RBI’s move expands the use of SRVAs, giving foreign banks a new channel to deploy surplus trade settlement funds.