Global banking system makes progress on Basel III capital targets
The world's large internationally active banks are €115 billion short of capital, according to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.This week, the Basel Committee published its latest monitoring report on how the global banking system is meeting its obligations under the new Basel III prudential standards.Among 101 Group 1 banks, which have a minimum of €3 billion of tier one capital and are internationally active, the shortfall of €115 billion was €82.9 billion lower than the Basel Committee reported in March.Among 122 Group 2 banks, which are all other banks in the survey, the shortfall was much less but had increased since the last report.Banks have until 2019 to meet the new capital requirements but are under pressure to move towards their targets.