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Japan Approves Trillion-Yen Aid Package to Support Economy
By Editors | 10/03/2020
The package includes low- and zero-interest loans for the hardest hit SMEs and self-employed workers, and additional support for larger companies through public financial institutions.
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Central Banks Act to Mitigate Covid-19 Economic Threat
By Editors | 04/03/2020
The HKMA has responded to the US rate cut with a cut of its own. The RBA and BNM have also cut their key policy rates, while the BOJ focuses on asset purchases.
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BOJ Begins Publishing Securities Financing Transaction Data
By Editors | 02/03/2020
The data is collected monthly from approximately 50 financial institutions with the largest SFT trading volume, including transactions with overseas counterparties and intra-group transactions.
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BOJ Enquires into Banks’ Covid-19 Contingency Plans
By Editors | 28/02/2020
Risks to the banking system came into focus on Thursday when MUFG became the first major Japanese bank to report an infection.
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Japan’s Quick Corp Selected to Calculate, Publish Prototype Terms Rates
By Editors | 27/02/2020
Part of the Nikkei Group, Quick Corp will start preparing to calculate and publish prototype term rates based on JPY overnight index swaps.
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Project Stella: Balancing Privacy & Auditability in DLT Environments
By Editors | 13/02/2020
The BOJ-ECB phase four study found that effective auditing can be achieved alongside privacy-enhancing technologies, if the auditor can obtain information from trusted sources.
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Japan Prepares Cyber Response Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
By Editors | 01/02/2020
In a September BOJ survey, 60% of banks said they were unable to secure enough staff to oversee cybersecurity, raising concerns of cyber attacks leading up to the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan to Launch New Benchmark Interest Rate by Mid 2021 – Report
By Editors | 31/01/2020
From around Q2 this year, ‘reference rates’ for the new benchmark will be released as a first step, which will not be used for actual transactions.
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Japanese Lawmakers Working on ‘Digital Yen’ Proposal – Report
By Editors | 28/01/2020
The group of lawmakers reportedly plans to submit its proposal for a ‘digital yen’ to the government as early as next month.
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BIS, Six Central Banks to Jointly Explore CBDC Use Cases
By Editors | 22/01/2020
The group will assess CBDC use cases; economic, functional and technical design choices, including cross-border interoperability; and share knowledge on emerging technologies.
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