Bank Capital Requirements Increases and Their Effects on Banks and Firms

AuthorS. Ongena, C. Capuano
Date23 Feb. 2018
CategoryRoundups
Bank Capital Requirements Increases and Their Effects on Banks and Firms

Responding to the most recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision developed a new regulatory framework, known as Basel III, to increase capital requirements for banks in order to improve financial system stability. Will the Basel III reforms be effective or induce banks to decrease their credit exposure to corporate and retail clients?
 

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