Bundesbank threatens to leave Basel talks if demands not met
EU opposition to parts of the Basel Committee's proposals has already turned the talks into a hard slog
Brussels
GERMANY'S Bundesbank delivered an ultimatum to other major banking powers including the US that it will walk away from talks on revamping global capital rules unless its key demands are met.
Andreas Dombret, a member of the Bundesbank Executive Board, said on Tuesday that Germany will not accept a deal "at any price". He laid out a series of demands, including two "essential areas of action" for talks later this month in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the international standard-setter. Both will probably be met with scepticism in Washington.
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