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The Impact of Basel Risk Based Capital Requirement (Accord I) on Bank Performance in the Context of a Small Service-Based Island Economy

The Impact of Basel Risk Based Capital Requirement (Accord I) on Bank Performance in the Context of a Small Service-Based Island Economy

TARUNA SHALINI RAMESSUR, VIRENDRA POLODOO Vol. 02, No. 01, Year 2011, Pages 15-35, Accepted January 2011. Abstract This paper tests the effect of the Basel Risk Based Capital Requirements (Basel Accord 1) on Mauritians’ banks’ behaviorbehaviour, using a sample of 9 commercial banks. In the absence of any simultaneity between change in capital ratio and change in credit risk following the appl...