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Capital
Published: 25th March 2017 by William Webster
The following is an introduction to bank regulatory capital. This is the amount of capital that the authorities require a bank to hold. It’s a complex topic and has a lot of interested parties. They include banks, taxpayers, regulators and politicians. That’s because increased capital reduces risk but costs banks and potentially may lead a slowdown in the growth of credit.
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