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01-03-2012, 11:30 AM
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His demand echoes international calls to toughen rules that allow lenders to apply zero risk-weightings to government bonds issued in a bank&#39;s home currency when calculating capital ratios. Lenders don&#39;t need to hold any capital against possible losses ...

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