Partially right!! but its more known in the banking circles because of its ramifications on the way banks are regulated. The current subprime crisis has only added fuel to the fire, with critics saying it will only acerbate the crisis while supporters(also the BCBS) that it would have prevented the same.
Yes. Basel Accord was formulated at Bank Of International Settlement whose office is in Basel Switzerland.
Basel is in Switzerland. Its a beautiful city split by the river Rhine.
Basle or Basel, is not the capital of Switzerland, the capital is Bern.
Basel, Switzerland (NNW Switzerland)
The term Basel is not an acronym for anything. Basel is a city located in northwestern Switzerland. It is the third largest city in Switzerland.
Basel is a city in Switzerland.
Zurich is the financial center and main city of Switzerland.
No, Basel is a city in north-west Switzerland.
If you mean "Basel", the answer is yes. I live there. Basel is in North-West Switzerland, on the border of both France and Germany.
Basel banking norms are a set of standards implemented by the Bureau of International Settlement which is based in Basel, Switzerland. The standards which they have created have the goal of ensuring that banks have enough capital to meet the needs of their operating costs and their clients.
Switzerland has a river port at Basel.
The country code and area code of Basel, Switzerland is 41, (0)61.