Basel Accord and credit slowdown in Latin America

The IMF Working Paper 'Did the Basel Accord cause a credit slowdown in Latin America?' tests whether the adoption of the Basel Accord by Latin American and Caribbean countries was responsible for the serious slowdowns in credit growth experienced by these countries.

The authors find that, on average, both bank capitalization and lending activities in Latin America increased after Basel. Consequently, Basel did not seem to lead to an overall credit decline. However, they do find evidence that loan

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