News/Regulation
Thai cenbank's supervision to focus on risk mgmt
Bank of Thailand's supervision department will shift its focus to supervising the risk management of financial institutions early next year, said an official Friday.
Estonian bank sector Oct capital adequacy 13.7 pct
The Estonian central bank said on Friday the average capital adequacy ratio in the banking sector at the end of October stood at 13.7 percent, down from 14.1 percent at the end of August.
Pakistan might adopt Islamic banking gradually
Pakistan may try to convert gradually to a full Islamic banking system rather than make a sudden transformation by the middle of next year - the Supreme Court's deadline to end all interest driven transactions, which are considered contrary to Islam -…
Cenbank says Taiwan will not face financial crisis
Taiwan's central bank governor Perng Fai-nan dismissed Tuesday the speculation that Taiwan will suffer a financial crisis early next year.
IMF lobbies private sector over finance standards
An IMF/World Bank team visited London today on one leg of a travellingroadshow designed to sell global financial standards to the private sector.
Bank Indonesia says using key tools to help rupiah
Anwar Nasution, acting governor of Bank Indonesia, said that the central bank was using several key tools to help boost the rupiah.
Husain wants banking consolidation in Pakistan
Pakistan's central bank governor Ishrat Husain has said that he wants fewer, but stronger financial institutions in Pakistan which can mobilise and allocate resources in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Slow integration of European equity markets
Sir Eddie George, Governor of the Bank of England, said to UK parliamentarians that European equity market integration will take time.