Meanings of build up buffers in English

Switching from being a branch to a subsidiary means having to build up buffers of capital and cash locally.

Britain's lenders were forced to build up buffers of cash and UK government bonds far earlier than required under a globally-agreed timetable.

While the Commission acknowledges the Government need to prioritise investment, it says it must use any windfalls to build up buffers for future shocks.

Total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) is part of a global regulatory drive forcing the world's largest banks to build up buffers of bail-in-able debt.