Policy Papers

Implementation of Basel II - Implications for the World Bank and IMF

Publication Date:

July 22, 2005

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper informs the Executive Boards of the World Bank and the Fund of the main features and implications of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)'s new "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards--A Revised Framework" ("Basel II").

Series:

Policy Papers

Subject:

Bank credit Bank supervision Banking systems Capital Financial stability International banking