HONG KONG: Banks’ obligations to keep cash “ring-fenced” within countries could reduce lending to Asian economies grappling with the fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak, a financial industry group said in a report.
The need to run separate and different systems in different jurisdictions is a long-standing complaint of banks and asset managers, particularly in Asia where many operate in several markets.
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