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RegulationsDecember 15 2023

Explainer: the Basel framework

The international banking system’s standards aim to ensure resilience in times of crisis.
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Also known as the ‘Basel Accords’, ‘Basel Standards’, ‘Basel Regulations’, or just plain ‘Basel’, the Basel framework is the full set of standards for the international banking system. 

Set by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which comprises the world’s top banking regulators, the standards’ aim is to shore up the global financial system and set a level playing field for banking regulation.

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