This matters because banks have counted unrealised gains on equities towards the capital which, under international standards, they must set aside against lending.
In moving away from equities towards corporate bonds, currencies and new derivatives the funds should add to the liquidity and sophistication of Asian markets.
A shift away from equities towards fixed interest-bearing accounts like bonds, Treasuries and savings accounts.
But Pakistan as an idea that still has something to offer, like the elements the Taliban would destroy (creeping steps towards gender equity, tolerance towards minorities, quasi-normal relationships with the rest of the world), is something this nation's public may retain some love for.
A first of its kind report, "The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity," released recently by the League of American Bicyclists and the Sierra Club, features data on demographic ridership, the effect of safe cycling infrastructure on ridership, new immigrant perceptions of bicycling, as well as the economic impact of transportation and health inequity.
"The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity" uncovers stories and data that point to consistent disparities and inequities in the manner in which people of color, women and youth -- including groups that are bicycling at higher rates and have more to gain in terms of bike benefits -- are engaged in bicycling-related matters.
It also recently raised €2.5m in equity finance towards its goal of supporting five thousand SMEs with €250m of crowd-lending by 2017.
Many central bankers had to be appeased; Japan, for instance, managed to let its banks count some of their unrealised gains on their huge equity portfolios towards their capital.
The commission, which on Monday released its nearly 200 page report Forward Through Ferguson: A Path Towards Racial Equity, can't easily be written off.
