LOWER BANK CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS COULD BOOST REGIONAL ECONOMIES

摘要

The UK's Project Merlin, a government deal to boost bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), appears to be fading into obscurity without hitting its targets. One senior banker recently mused to The Banker that simply cutting capital requirements by 1% might have been a better alternative, because it would increase the asset origination power of UK banks.