KUALA LUMPUR (Nikkei Markets) -- Malaysia's central bank Wednesday eased some regulations for lenders as part of additional steps to support the banking system amid the coronavirus outbreak, while the government extended a partial lockdown until mid-April to cut contagion risk.
Banking institutions may dip into their capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, operate below the minimum liquidity coverage ratio of 100%, and utilize the regulatory reserves set aside during periods of strong loan growth, Bank Negara Malaysia said in a statement.
