Capital / Liquidity

Capital / Liquidity

Thailand Finalises Plan for Bank-Run AMCs to Tackle Bad Debt

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/10/2025

The MOF has completed preparations for banks to establish asset management companies to manage NPLs, awaiting final government approval.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Proposes Major Overhaul of Structured Products Listing Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/10/2025

HKEX is consulting on plans to significantly raise capital and rating requirements for issuers while streamlining listing processes to boost competitiveness.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Imposes Strict Performance Metrics on State Bank Bonuses

By Editors | 30/09/2025

New rules cap incentive bonuses at three per year and tie them to net profit and specific KPIs to end indiscriminate payouts.

Capital / Liquidity

BB Orders Foreign Loan Reporting to Strengthen Credit Risk Oversight

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

Banks must report all foreign loan information monthly starting 1 November, with fines for any concealment or misreporting.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP to Review Thrift Banks’ Liquidity Relief Case by Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

The BSP rejected a uniform cut in liquidity requirements, saying it will assess thrift banks’ requests individually to reflect differences in their financial profiles and operations.

Capital / Liquidity

South Korea Expands SME Loan Access via Internet-Only Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

South Korea’s MSS has signed an MoU with internet-only banks and credit guarantee institutions to allow small businesses easier access to low-interest policy loans and guarantees from the second half of next year.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Eases ‘Golden Visa’ Rules for Investors

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2025

New Zealand will allow 'golden visa' holders to buy luxury homes, following a surge in applications for the revamped scheme, and will add two new skilled residency pathways.

Capital / Liquidity

China's Henan Province Approves Merger of 82 Rural Lenders

By Editors | 30/09/2025

The move creates a single provincial entity, absorbing dozens of smaller banks in a region previously hit by a major banking scandal.

Capital / Liquidity

China Unveils CNY 500 Billion 'Quasi-Fiscal' Tool to Boost Investment

By Editors | 30/09/2025

The new policy instrument will see state policy banks inject equity capital into infrastructure and emerging industry projects to spur economic growth.