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Capital / Liquidity
Sri Lanka Central Bank Introduces Measures to Support Financial Sector
By Editors | 01/04/2020
Banks can draw down on capital conservation buffers, defer capital requirements, and avoid classifying borrowers as non-performing.
AML / KYC
BSP Relaxes KYC Norms During Covid-19 Lockdown
By Editors | 01/04/2020
The move will facilitate the delivery of welfare funds to beneficiaries who have no available valid IDs or transactional account with any financial institution.
AML / KYC
Myanmar Central Bank Revokes Licence of Local Bank
By Editors | 26/03/2020
An investigation that started in 2017 found irregularities with the funding Asia Yangon Bank planned to use to meet its paid-up capital requirements.
Capital / Liquidity
Sri Lanka Central Bank Directs FIs to Implement Debt Moratorium
By Editors | 25/03/2020
The debt moratorium will be implemented for personal loans, credit card debt, SME loans, among other sectors. Financial institutions are also directed to provide new working capital loans.
Capital / Liquidity
OJK Indonesia to Extend Payment Deadlines for MSME Loans
By Editors | 25/03/2020
OJK will extend loan payment deadlines for MSMEs by up to one year and prohibit the use of debt collection services, while Bank Indonesia asks banks to lower lending rates.
Securities / Derivatives
BOT Establishes Liquidity Facility for Money Market, Fixed Income Funds
By Editors | 25/03/2020
Money market and daily fixed income funds can obtain low-cost liquidity assistance from banks, which can in turn use fund units they buy under repurchase agreements as collateral for BOT liquidity.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Defers All ‘Defaulter’ Classifications Until 30 June
By Editors | 25/03/2020
Banks can avoid reclassifying borrowers as defaulters until 30 June, allowing them to avoid extra provisioning and offer businesses new loans.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Announces RRR Cut, Lenders Asked to Grant Debt Relief
By Editors | 24/03/2020
The 200 basis point cut will release up to 200bn pesos in bank liquidity. Lenders are encouraged to continue lending and to offer debt relief to borrowers.
Securities / Derivatives
Bangladesh Introduces Unusual Circuit Breaker Mechanism
By Editors | 23/03/2020
Individual stocks will not be allowed to fall below their average closing prices of the preceding five days, and trading is curtailed to just three hours a day.
UPDATED – BOT Announces Emergency Rate Cut, Other Measures
By Editors | 22/03/2020
The central bank says the rate cut will have a greater impact if FIs take an active role to address borrowers’ liquidity problems and accelerate debt restructuring.
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