Buba’s Weber says negative growth effects of Basel III unfounded

Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, on Thursday said claims that the new Basel III reforms will negatively impact growth were unfounded.

At an event at the University College London, in London, Weber said: "The development of Basel III has been accompanied by concerns that tighter regulation might have a negative impact on economic performance by severely restricting access to credit. However, a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.