Banks could be required to hold more capital to cover risks from links to shadow banking.

The clearing process requires customers to post a margin or cash to cover risks of losses.

The bonds do not cover risks in Florida or California, respectively prone to windstorms and earthquakes.

The Basel Committee of regulators aims to define how much capital banks across the world must hold to cover risks.

Under current rules, steps taken by a bank to cover risks help it to reduce how much capital it must hold.

The new rules are aimed at ending wide variations in how much capital banks set aside to cover risks from loans.

The European Commission has proposed new standards for the amount of capital banks across the 27-state European Union must hold to cover risks.

Global regulators are revising key capital rules for banks, such as how much they should set aside to cover risks from the assets they trade.

The list, which covers risks identified between January and March 2009, was postedhere.

Also, 2.25 million euros from 2010-13 to Ghana to help micro-insurance projects covering risks of droughts and extreme weather.