*Singapore and Korea team up on fintech
*CFTC proposal offers comfort to non-US entities
*Philippine SEC to regulate shadow banking lending rates
*FASB updates rules on intra-entity asset transfer
*China outlines debt-for-equity swap plan
*Hong Kong to set up financial enforcement teams
*Basel Committee reports progress in finalising global regulatory framework
*China opens interbank money market to foreign FIs
*OECD finalising BEPS multilateral instrument
*PBoC appoints RMB clearing banks in US, Russia
*China begins direct trading of RMB, Saudi riyal and UAE dirham
*Vietnam ready to start derivatives market
*Huawei enters China’s interbank FX market
*India to review guidelines for commodity hedging overseas
*Thailand to increase transparency for infrastructure funds
*ADB study points to large trade finance gap in Asia
*PBoC unveils green finance vision
*Cambodia and China sign AML pact
*Sri Lanka gives land lease tax break to foreign firms
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has announced plans to revise the law that restricts foreign exchange flows into and out of the country, but exporters are not holding their breath.
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As part of its exchange control liberalisation, Sri Lanka has relaxed certain restrictions on foreign currency accounts to make it easier for funds to flow in and out of the country.