2020-04-08

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Regulatory reserve

The regulator issued this circular on April 8, 2020, to address capital adequacy and credit risk management challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. It establishes a mechanism for calculating the reduction in Regulatory Reserve and adjusting the target rate of benchmark regulatory provision for locally incorporated authorized institutions. The document provides specific annexes detailing the calculation methods to support financial stability during the crisis.

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Issue Date:

08 Apr 2020

20200408-1-EN.pdf (105.8 KB)

Topic:

Capital Adequacy - Capital Base

Credit Risk Management - Loan classification/Provisioning

Miscellaneous - Covid-19 challenges

Group:

Locally Incorporated Authorized Institutions

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Annex

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08 Apr 2020

Annex - Mechanism for calculating reduction in Regulatory Reserve (RR) and adjustment to target rate of benchmark regulatory provision

Annex

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08 Apr 2020

Annex - Mechanism for calculating reduction in Regulatory Reserve (RR) and adjustment to target rate of benchmark regulatory provision

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