Should National Development Banks be Subject to Basel III?

• Published in: Review of political economy Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 249 - 267
• Main Authors: Gottschalk, Ricardo, Castro, Lavinia B., Xu, Jiajun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 03.04.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Banking; Basel III; BNDES; Capital; CDB; Development banks; Finance; Financial regulation; Financing; High risk; Infrastructure; Innovations; KfW; National development; National Development Banks

We address the question: What are the potential impacts of Basel III capital framework for National Development Banks (NDBs) upon their ability to fulfil their developmental mandate? We compare three large NDBs' experiences with Basel III implementation: Brazilian Development Bank, China Develo...