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BIS-Ratio

English translation: BIS

12:58 Mar 20, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: BIS-Ratio
Die Kapitaldecke ist gemessen an einer durchschnittlichen BIS-Ratio von 10%....
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:54
English translation:BIS
Explanation:
I think it could also stand for the Bank for International Settlements which issues capital adequacy standards that banks have to comply with, a bit naughty using the English abbreviation instead of the German BIZ but that would not be the first time.

Yours Mike Harold
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buckel
Local time: 05:54
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.
Although there is nothing wrong with using the English term CAR, after researching several sites, I decided that it is quite acceptable to keep BIS in English and I translated the term: "BIS Equity Ratio"
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Summary of answers provided
naCAR
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
naBIS
buckel


  

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34 mins
CAR


Explanation:
please see
www.bot.or.th/bothomepage/databank/EconData/Defenitions/Fin...

BIS Ration = Capital Adequacy Ratio = CAR =
Total capacity to total assets ratio,is a key financial ratio measuring a bank's capital adequacy.
HTH



    as above
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 13:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 492
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43 mins
BIS


Explanation:
I think it could also stand for the Bank for International Settlements which issues capital adequacy standards that banks have to comply with, a bit naughty using the English abbreviation instead of the German BIZ but that would not be the first time.

Yours Mike Harold

buckel
Local time: 05:54
PRO pts in pair: 41
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.
Although there is nothing wrong with using the English term CAR, after researching several sites, I decided that it is quite acceptable to keep BIS in English and I translated the term: "BIS Equity Ratio"
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