Opposing Basel III is ‘short-term thinking’ – DNB’s Klaas Knot

Lenders should not ask governments to water down proposals, says Dutch central bank governor

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Banks must fully adopt Basel III if they are to withstand the next economic shock, the governor of the Netherlands Bank (DNB) said on October 11.

Speaking at a conference organised by the International Institute of Banking Studies (IIEB), Klaas Knot, who also chairs the Financial Stability Board, said a consistent, global adaptation of Basel III would not be a “constraint, but a licence to operate”.

He said the first iteration of Basel III, which focuses on “increasing capital adequacy

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