The big picture
The RBI's liquidity absorption is not draining the system evenly: its overnight reverse repo took only ₹75,058 crore against a notified ₹100,000 crore, leaving banks to fund themselves in the interbank market, where term triparty repo volume reached ₹512,947.3 crore and the overnight segment traded at 5.02%. The same instrument choice — draining reserves without selling sovereign paper — appears in Libya's mudaraba certificates and Iraq's paired Islamic and conventional auctions, where the central bank transfer auction rate is 5.25%. Botswana's inflation at 9.3% and mining production index at 82.2 describe a supply shock that erodes the fiscal revenue base, a different mechanism from the liquidity operations but one that also pressures the sovereign spread. The SEC's proposal to rescind its shareholder-proposal rule and the Bank of Afghanistan's consolidated Islamic banking framework both reset the rules that determine which assets banks may hold, with the SEC comment window closing November 20, 2026.
On the watchlist
- The RBI's next overnight variable rate reverse repo auction, after it accepted only ₹75,058 crore of the notified ₹100,000 crore on 2026-09-21.
- Iraq's Islamic deposit certificates (ICD834) and central bank transfer auction (W526) settle on 2026-09-22, with the transfer auction rate at 5.25% and a minimum subscription of IQD 50bn.
- The Bahamas' 15-day consultation on its PEP guidance note closes, determining onboarding costs for supervised institutions.
- The SEC's comment period on rescinding the shareholder-proposal rule ends November 20, 2026.
- Botswana's next inflation print, after August's 9.3%, tests whether the supply-side squeeze in mining persists.
Data
Why it matters With net durable liquidity at ₹1,066,303 crore and the RBI running OMO sales alongside VRRR auctions, the marginal cost of overnight money is being pushed toward the MSF rate, steepening the front end of the sovereign curve for dealers carrying inventory.
The RBI absorbed ₹−331,731 crore in net liquidity from today's operations, with the standing deposit facility taking 5% and a three-day variable rate reverse repo absorbing funds at a 5.24% cut-off. The scale of absorption forces banks to bid up term triparty repo, where volume reached ₹512,947.3 crore, tightening the collateral chain that prices short-term government paper.
- Overnight segment volume ₹12,740.38 crore
- Overnight segment weighted average rate 5.02%
- Marginal standing facility rate 5.5%
Why it matters With mining volumes at 82.2 and electricity generation at 214.5, the government's budget relies on diamond receipts that are not keeping pace with price growth, forcing either expenditure cuts or higher borrowing at a time when inflation limits the central bank's room to ease.
Botswana's inflation rate reached 9.3% in August, while the mining production index stood at 82.2 in the first quarter, signalling a supply-side squeeze in the economy's dominant export sector. The combination of elevated consumer prices and weak mining output erodes the fiscal revenue base that services the country's debt, pressuring the pula and the sovereign spread.
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Issuance & auctions
Why it matters A shortfall of +₹24,942 crore against the notified amount signals the banking system had less surplus liquidity to sterilise than the RBI's ceiling assumed, which softens the overnight money-market floor that anchors the front end of the sovereign curve.
The Reserve Bank of India accepted ₹75,058 crore in its overnight Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction against a notified ₹100,000 crore, with offers received matching the accepted amount and no partial acceptance at the cut-off. The cut-off and weighted average rate both printed at 5.24%, leaving banks holding the balance of the notified amount in the interbank market rather than parking it with the central bank.
- Total offers received ₹75,058 crore
- Weighted average rate 5.24%
Why it matters For holders of Libyan dinar exposure, the continued issuance of mudaraba certificates is the main non-T-bill route for the central bank to manage liquidity, and its regularity is what keeps short-dated local-currency funding costs from drifting.
The Central Bank of Libya has invited commercial banks to subscribe to a new issue of absolute-mudaraba deposit certificates, applying the procedures and controls approved in previous issues and the maturities set out in the subscription announcement. The reopening keeps a standing dinar liquidity-absorption instrument in the market, letting the central bank drain bank reserves without selling sovereign paper.
Why it matters The 5.25% rate on the conventional transfer auction sets the effective floor for dinar money-market pricing, and the IQD 50bn deposit threshold forces banks to keep private-sector lending on their books to qualify — a structural constraint on how much liquidity they can park at the central bank.
The Central Bank of Iraq announced Islamic deposit certificates (ICD834) with a 7 days maturity for execution on 22 September 2026, alongside a central bank transfer auction (W526) at 5.25%, both requiring participating banks to hold private-sector dinar deposits above IQD 50bn and capping subscriptions at IQD 500bn. Running the two facilities on the same settlement date lets the central bank drain liquidity from Islamic and conventional banks on identical terms.
- Minimum subscription amount IQD 50bn
Regulation & supervision
Why it matters If adopted, the substantive exclusion bases that govern shareholder proposals give way to State law and company governing documents, forcing proxy advisers and issuers to rebuild omission analysis around a standard that is frequently undeveloped or silent.
The SEC proposes to rescind its shareholder-proposal rule outright, arguing the Exchange Act's proxy-solicitation provision does not authorize it to regulate the scope of matters put to shareholders, and to amend the rule on discretionary voting authority so companies gain that authority over proposals omitted from their proxy materials. Comments on the Federal Register release are due by November 20, 2026, a date that fixes the window in which governance and proxy-service providers must reprice the inclusion baseline.
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- Substantive exclusion bases in Rule 14a-8(i) 13
Why it matters The capital adequacy and enforcement regulations define the loss-absorption capacity of Afghanistan's Islamic banks, directly shaping their appetite for sovereign and public-sector paper.
The Bank of Afghanistan has published its full Islamic banking regulatory framework, spanning capital adequacy, profit distribution, asset classification and Shariah governance for both full-fledged Islamic banks and conventional windows. For a banking system where Shariah-compliant assets are the core of the sector, the framework's capital and enforcement provisions set the loss-absorption rules that determine how much sovereign paper these banks can hold.
Why it matters The final guidance will set the compliance burden for Bahamian banks' PEP onboarding, affecting their cost base and correspondent banking relationships.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has issued its Guidance Note on the Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons for a 15 days consultation period, expanding on existing anti-money-laundering requirements with FATF and Wolfsberg-based risk factors. Supervised financial institutions must apply a risk-based approach to domestic PEPs, and the finalised note will determine onboarding costs and de-risking exposure for banks operating in the jurisdiction.
Speeches & research
Why it matters Slower credit growth and falling delinquencies reduce the domestic demand pressure that drains reserves, so the central bank can hold its peg without tightening — a repricing risk only if US tariff pass-through lifts inflation and forces a defensive stance.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas estimates growth slowed to 3% in 2025 from 3.4% in 2024, still above its medium-term potential, while external reserves reached $2.9bn at the start of February 2026. Private sector credit growth moderated to 5.5% from 6.1%, and the delinquency rate fell to 5% from 5.5%, keeping the accommodative stance intact for a fixed exchange rate regime.
- Commercial banks' FX purchases from private sector $7.6bn
- Commercial banks' FX sales to private sector $7.5bn
Why it matters The wider purchase-versus-sale gap and the stronger seasonal build-up give the central bank more room to defend the peg without raising rates, but the Middle East oil spike feeding imported costs is the channel that could reverse the reserve gain.
In the first quarter of 2026 commercial banks' FX purchases rose 12.6% to $2.3bn while sales expanded 14.2% to $2bn, and the seasonal reserve build-up of $270m lifted external reserves to $3.2bn from $2.8bn a year earlier. The non-performing loans rate fell to 5% from 6%, and the central bank will keep policy accommodating while protecting the fixed exchange rate.