Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

BOK Relaxes Rules on Use of Foreign Currency Loan Proceeds

By Thisanka Siripala | 04/03/2025

BOK relaxed regulations that have since 2010 only allowed foreign currency loans to be used for overseas purposes with limited exceptions.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Launches New RMB Trade Financing Liquidity Facility

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/03/2025

The HKMA announced the first batch of 24 participating banks, allocating them half of the facility’s total size of CNY 100 billion

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Proposes New Bank Resolution Ordinance

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/03/2025

The central bank would be able to create bridge banks to manage the sale or liquidation of distressed financial institutions.

ESG / Sustainability

HKMA Releases Results of 2023-24 Climate Risk Stress Test

By Manesh Samtani | 03/03/2025

The Hong Kong banking sector demonstrates “strong resilience” against severe climate-related shocks under various scenarios, HKMA said.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB to Establish Taskforce to Address NBFI Leverage – Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/03/2025

New task force will work to ensure national regulators have adequate data to assess financial stability risks from NBFIs such as hedge funds.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Eyes Supply Chain Opportunities for Hong Kong

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2025

A working group has drawn up recommendations to help develop Hong Kong into a multinational supply chain management centre.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Urges FIs to Strengthen Support for Private Enterprises

By Mark Johnston | 01/03/2025

FIs are asked to strengthen their service capabilities, diversify financing channels, and increase their allocation of financial resources to private enterprises.

Capital / Liquidity

SBV Seeks to Delay Digital Banks, Basel III Standards

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/02/2025

The State Bank of Vietnam does not support the government’s plan to implement Basel III standards from 2026.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia Launches New Sovereign Wealth Fund

By Mark Johnston | 28/02/2025

The sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, will start with USD 20 billion but eventually grow to hold assets worth over USD 900 billion.