The Bretton Woods Agreement is an agreement to standardize banks' capital requirements across countries; the resulting capital ratios are computed using risk-weighted assets.

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The Bretton Woods Agreement was actually an international financial agreement signed in 1944 that established a fixed exchange rate system and a gold standard for international currencies. It did not address capital requirements for banks.

The Bretton Woods Agreement Is an Agreement to Standardize Banks