ROME – The Basel Accords – meant to protect depositors and the public in general from bad banking practices – exacerbated the downward economic spiral triggered by the financial crisis of 2008. Throughout the crisis, as business confidence evaporated, banks were forced to sell assets and cut lending in order to maintain capital requirements stipulated by the Accords.
罗马—巴塞尔协议本是为了保护储户和普罗大众免受银行不当行为的伤害，但也加重了2008年金融危机所触发的经济颓势。在整个危机中，随着商业信心的蒸发，银行被迫出售资产、削减信贷，以维持巴塞尔协议规定的资本要求。信贷冻结导致了GDP和就业率的暴跌，而资产大甩卖则造成了进一步的衰退。