Basel Rules

Basel Rules
or Basel Accord
   Guidelines set by the Basel Committee of the BIS on the amount of capital that banks need to cover risks of default on their loan portfolio, or other problems with their operations. The riskier the loan portfolio the higher the capital requirements.
   ► See also BIS, Basel Committee.

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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