Getting closer?: financial regulation
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The Basle Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions signed a joint cooperation agreement, but they are still far apart in deciding standards on capital to cover credit risks. They are closer to accord on risk-management standards.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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The worship of Basle
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Basle ratios were created by central bankers to raise the falling level of capital against loans. The ratios require banks to have $8 of capital per $100 of lending. There is dispute as to whether the ratios are making banks safer and more stable.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Worship moves in mysterious ways: religion
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While establishment churches decline, several trends are filling Britons' need for new spirituality. Immigrant religions, cults, evangelical Christianity and new age systems are gaining popularity.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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