Analysis of the Basel III banking regulations and their impacts on the Czech banking sector

The aim of this thesis is to perform analysis of the state of preparedness of the banking sector in the Czech Republic for the requirements of the new Basel III regulatory measures and to assess which consequences change in the field of regulatory rules could mean for the banking sector in the Czech Republic and for the Czech economy. The main changes which the Basel III regulatory framework has brought with it are examined, this specifically concerning change in the field of capital requirements and introduction of liquidity checks on banks via two new indicators, these being LCR and NSFR. Attention is also paid to introduction of the leverage ratio indicator which is supposed to limit excessive indebtedness on the part of banks. The thesis also concentrates on the indirect consequences of change in the regulatory rules. The Czech Republic is a small open economy which is strongly dependent on economic development abroad, in particular in the countries of the European Union, so the indirect consequences could be relatively significant. A certain influence could also be represented by ownership of several key banks in the Czech Republic by their foreign controlling companies. In terms of this thesis, the issue of bank regulation is also resolved on a general level, whereas the issue of the relationship between liquidity, risk and profitability in the banking sector is also outlined here.