Bloomberg ICICI Bank Ltd. plans to raise as much as 150 billion rupees ($2 billion) in capital, adding to the list of Indian lenders that are bolstering buffers as the pandemic threatens to push up bad loans. The nation’s second-largest private-sector bank will raise the funds via shares or equity-linked securities in one or more tranches, it said in a …

Bloomberg Some of Australia’s biggest banks will extend the deferral of loan repayments for up to four months as the nation scrambles to contain the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections. Customers who can resume paying their loans will be required to do so at the end of their six-month deferral period, the Australian Banking Association (ABA) said …

Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s central bank lowered borrowing costs for a fifth time this year to support the economy amid the coronavirus crisis. The central bank of Sri Lanka cut the standing lending facility rate by 100 basis points to 5.5%, according to a statement. Two of the five economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted the move, while all expected a cut. …