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To complete the picture, it's helpful to point out that what banks need to create loans is capital, not deposits.

If a bank is constrained by the Basel capital requirements, it can e.g. attempt to issue bonds. If it does so successfully, it can then create new loans corresponding to a multiple of the value of those bonds.




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