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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital buffer]]
* [[Capital Conservation Buffer]]
* [[Capital Conservation Buffer]]
* [[Countercyclical buffer]]
* [[Countercyclical buffer]]

Revision as of 11:46, 11 November 2016

1. Bank regulation.

A minumum amount of capital or of high quality liquid assets, which banks are required to hold to protect them from failure under conditions of stress.


2.

More broadly, any financial or other provision or reserve, held to protect against contingencies.


See also