ISDA sent a letter on March 20 to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and International Organization of Securities Commissions to emphasize the importance of keeping markets open to ensure critical payments and transactions can be fulfilled and capital can flow. The letter also welcomes a recent FSB statement, which recognized the need to ensure markets are open and to preserve the financial system’s capacity to finance growth.
Click on the attached PDF to read the letter.
Documents (1) for ISDA Letter to FSB/IOSCO on Market Access During Coronavirus
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