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They must write down losses realistically and boost their capital (see article).
A cut in stamp duty charged on B-share deals followed, and brokers were allowed to boost their capital.
But at the same time, under pressure from regulators, they are trying to boost their capital ratios.
Unlike Britain and France, Germany lets the banks decide whether to join the rescue, but imposes harsh conditions on those that boost their capital with public money.
They have been asked to boost their capital reserves to 19%, about twice the level likely to be imposed on big banks in the world's financial capitals.
Instead of lending more, banks would rather boost their capital ratios to hasten the day when governments get off their backs.
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Rather than writing off non-performing loans with the fresh funds, the two banks will use them to boost their capital-adequacy ratios and thus to support new, supposedly more profitable, lending.
First, banks are boosting their capital much more quickly than regulators had expected.
In private, banks should hedge their bets by loosening their ties with foreign units, boosting their capital, and ensuring local loans match deposits.
But banks have come up with a way of boosting their capital ratios without the need to hold large amounts of cash or equity.
If banks were to undergo a recession and mark to market their holdings of bonds issued by Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy, they would need more than €300 billion in capital (see chart).Banks have several options for boosting their capital ratios.
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