Common minimum capital requirements on banks in leading industrialized nations that are based on the riskiness of their assets is imposed by:

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The Basel Agreement (also known as Basel Accords) is a set of international banking regulations developed by the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision, which is made up of central bank governors from different countries. The Basel III Accord, the latest version of the agreement, requires that banks maintain a minimum amount of capital based on the riskiness of their assets. This is known as the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), which is the ratio of a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets. The agreement has been implemented in most leading industrialized nations, including the US, the UK, Japan, and the EU.

Common Minimum Capital Requirements on Banks in Leading Industrialized Nations