THE Monetary Board of the central bank has decided to raise the minimum capital requirements for banks to comply with Basel 3 regulations and further strengthen the financial system.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement on Monday that under the new regulations, the minimum capital level of universal and commercial banks will be tiered based on network size, as indicated by the number of branches.

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