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Article (10): Central Bank Liquidity Facilities

C 4/2023
10.1Banks’ recovery plans must include an operational plan for accessing the Central Bank's Standing Facilities, including foreign central bank standing liquidity facilities where relevant.
 
10.2In respect of these standing facilities, the operational plan must include the following information:
 
 10.2.1Identification of the facilities, including a description of their purpose and their suitability at different stages of implementation of the recovery plan;
 
 10.2.2An assessment of how the Financial Institution would meet their eligibility criteria;
 
 10.2.3An assessment of the Financial Institution’s eligible assets and the drawing capacity against them;
 
 10.2.4Processes and steps necessary to access the facilities with clearly allocated roles and responsibilities; and
 
 10.2.5An identification of the recovery options that would allow the Financial Institution, over time, to repay any central bank liquidity support received.
 
10.3The recovery plan must be prepared without including the availability of discretionary extraordinary central bank liquidity facilities or public support.
 
10.4Banks that specify standing liquidity facilities as part of their recovery options shall regularly test the operational aspects of accessing such facilities, including through test transactions. Banks shall notify the Central Bank, or any other authorityproviding the facility, that these are test transactions.