New Basel Capital Accord (Basel 2)

Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards - A Revised Framework
by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank for International Settlements, June 2004

"This document is being circulated to supervisory authorities worldwide with a view to encouraging them to consider adopting this revised Framework at such time as they believe is consistent with their broader supervisory priorities. While the revised Framework has been designed to provide options for banks and banking systems worldwide, the Committee acknowledges that moving toward its adoption in the near future may not be a first priority for all non-G10 supervisory authorities in terms of what is needed to strengthen their supervision. Where this is the case, each national supervisor should consider carefully the benefits of the revised Framework in the context of its domestic banking system when developing a timetable and approach to implementation." (Source: Bank for International Settlements)

Text of the New Basel Capital Accord

To download the text of the New Basel Capital Accord (in PDF-format) from the web-site of the Bank for International Settlements follow these links:

full publication International Convergence of Capital Measurement
and Capital Standards - A Revised Framework
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118.pdf
(251 pages, 1893 kb)

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Part 1                Scope of Application
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118a.pdf
(23 pages, 246 kb)
Part 2 The First Pillar - Minimum Capital Requirements
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118b.pdf
(146 pages, 893 kb)
Part 3 & 4 The Second Pillar - Supervisory Review Process
The Third Pillar - Market Discipline
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118c.pdf
(33 pages, 374 kb)
Annexes Scope of Application
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118d.pdf
(49 pages, 186 kb)

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visit the web-page http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118.htm of the Bank for International Settlements.

All Basel Committee Publications

To find a complete list of all Basel Committee Publications by the Bank for International Settlements follow this link:

http://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ.htm


Basel 2 Database

Full Publication (Note: This document has been superseded by an updated version of November 2005) International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards - A Revised Framework
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107.pdf
(pdf  ,  251 pages, 1893 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Part 1 - Scope of Application (Note: This document has been superseded by an updated version of November 2005.) International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107a.pdf
(pdf  ,  23 pages, 246 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Part 2 - The First Pillar - Minimum Capital Requirements (Note: This document has been superseded by an updated version of November 2005) International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107b.pdf
(pdf  ,  146 pages, 893 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Part 3 & 4 - The Second Pillar - Supervisory Review Process (Note: This document has been superseded by an updated version of November 2005) The Third Pillar - Market Discipline International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107c.pdf
(pdf  ,  33 pages, 374 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Annexes (Note: This document has been superseded by an updated version of November 2005) International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107d.pdf
(pdf  ,  49 pages, 186 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Web-Site International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs107.htm
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Complete List Basel Committee Publications
http://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ.htm
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
July 1988 International convergence of capital measurement and capital standards
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs04a.htm
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
August 2003 High-level principles for the cross-border implementation of the New Accord
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs100.htm
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Consultative Document Sound Credit Risk Assessment and Valuation for Loans
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs121.pdf
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
Full Publication (Note: This document has superseded the previous version from June 2004) Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework (November 2005)
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs118.pdf
(pdf  ,  284 pages, 1127 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org
  Amendment to the capital accord to incorporate market risks
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs119.pdf
(pdf  ,  63 pages, 236 kb) BIS
Bank for International Settlements
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.bis.org

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