Basel II

A second agreement developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in 2004 to promote international standards for measuring and ensuring the adequacy of a bank's capital.

The Basel Committee issued a compilation of Basel II and related guidance 2006.

(Basel II is occasionally written as Basel 2.)

See also

• Basel III
• Basel 2.5
• Capital adequacy
• Capital Adequacy Directive
• Capital Requirements Directive
• Solvency II