On the 2nd of February this year, one of the more interesting features of the International Monetary Fund’s staff report was when it pointed out two publicly listed banks in Pakistan that had been non-compliant with some of the State Bank of Pakistan’s requirements for a few years.
This latest staff report has emphasized that these two needed to at least go through the first stage of recapitalization before the end of May, 2022 as they continue to be ‘undercapitalized.’ The IMF urged the State Bank of Pakistan to take charge and expedite this recapitalization process to enhance the financial sector’s resilience and sustain its credibility.Alongside this, the report underpinned the importance of strict monitoring and accurate measuring of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) & potential losses to safeguard financial sector stability.
The IMF has time and again pressed that the issue for the two banks under question is that they are undercapitalized based on their Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR). Because of this, they need to undergo an immediate first stage of recapitalization. The two banks in Pakistan that urgently need recapitalization are Summit and SilkBank. The story of both is vastly different. While Silk Bank has made strides in meeting the requirements, Summit Bank has lagged behind despite having the more serious problem.
But what is recapitalization and MCR and CAR requirements? And more importantly, what do they mean for the banks and what is their side of the story?
What is recapitalization and why do banks need it?
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