Guatemalan Banks to Cover Currency Exchange RiskBanks in Guatemala will have to increase their capital from 10% to 14% when granting loans in U.S. dollars to people with incomes in quetzales.Friday, December 18, 2009 ![]() Banking Superintendent Edgar Barquín explained that the measure, which affects a third of the entire loan portfolio in dollars -$982 million-, will force banks in the system to increase their capital in $48 million. Source: prensalibre.com Modification to Banking Regulations in GuatemalaDecember 2008 Tomorrow the Superintendence of Banks (SIB) will request that the Monetary Board approve a modification of the Regulations for Credit Risk Management. Panama: New Calculation of Capital Adequacy RatioMarch 2009 The new provisions for calculating Capital Adequacy Ratio will be coming into force in Panamanian banks on April 1. |
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