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Capital / Liquidity
RBI Considers Ending Freeze on New Urban Co-operative Bank Licences
By Nithya Subramanian | 14/01/2026
The RBI has launched a discussion paper that proposes strict new entry criteria including INR 3 billion capital floor to revitalise the urban co-operative sector.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Consults on Capital Computation Rules for NBFCs and ARCs
By Nithya Subramanian | 14/01/2026
The proposed changes are aimed at removing ambiguity in how NBFCs and ARCs calculate core capital and comply with exposure norms.

Capital / Liquidity
Indonesia OJK Relaxes Rules for Finance Companies to Boost Growth
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/01/2026
New OJK regulation aims to increase flexibility and competitiveness by simplifying administrative rules and adjusting capital and financing requirements.

Capital / Liquidity
China Announces Loan Subsidies in New Push to Boost Domestic Demand
By Editors | 14/01/2026
Beijing will roll out nationwide interest subsidies for small businesses and refine consumer loan support to stimulate sluggish private spending.

Capital / Liquidity
Vietnam Trims 2026 Credit Growth Target to Cool Economy, Curb Risks
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/01/2026
The SBV is tightening credit, particularly for real estate, after last year’s 19% expansion pushed the nation's credit-to-GDP ratio to a historic high.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Notifies New FEMA Regulations Governing Foreign Guarantees
By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026
The revised rules replace a decades-old framework, redefining permissible guarantee structures, expanding disclosure requirements and curbing certain cross-border credit exposures.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Revises Capital Rules for Banks’ Overseas Exposures
By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026
Banks will have to apply updated risk weights to foreign corporate claims, with stricter norms for large unrated exposures taking immediate effect.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Simplifies Accreditation Requirements for AIF Investors
By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026
Fund managers can now accept investor commitments before formal accreditation, and net worth reporting requirements have been relaxed to ease compliance.

Capital / Liquidity
India Government Endorses Recommended Bankruptcy Reforms - Report
By Editors | 13/01/2026
The government has endorsed most panel recommendations on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code but will block the retroactive application of a key investor protection.

Capital / Liquidity
RBI Considers Fresh Relief for Exporters After Low Moratorium Uptake
By Nithya Subramanian | 09/01/2026
The RBI is weighing new measures to support exporters hit by US tariffs, as fewer than 20 percent of firms availed the recent loan repayment moratorium.
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