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Manipulating Basel III
The global banking lobby has managed to block structural reform aimed at averting another financial crisis as in 2008. It first stalled radical reform measures to restrict the activities of banks and break down institutions that were too big to fail. The focus then shifted to Basel III proposals that would strengthen capital requirements. But the global banks have now managed to dilute even the Basel proposals so as to make the changes currently on the table insubstantial.
structural reform and shifted attention to