Central banks

Taking the slow road to Basel II

Brazil’s central bank published Basel II implementation guidelines at the end of last year,giving the country’s banks a firm timetable for the introduction of the new framework.What progress have banks made so far? John Ferry investigates

Indian banks call for additional Basel II guidance

Indian banks have called on their regulator, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to provide adequate guidance for the implementation of the new Basel Framework for Minimum Capital Requirements, also known as Basel II, according to a survey by the Federation…

Pipelines and politics

The latest in a long line of disputes over natural gas supplies from Russia is raising concern among utility customers and investors that future supplies to the West may be disrupted. But is this a long-term problem? Oliver Holtaway reports

Blowing hot and cold

Across Europe, government enthusiasm and support for wind energy will dictate the ability for wind project sponsors to refinance project loans via the bond market. Jan Willem Plantagie of Standard & Poor’s explains

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