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Evan Bayh: I am delighted they are talking about the capital standards, but this is going to involve different levels of domestic…

On the recordJuly 19, 2010
I am delighted they are talking about the capital standards, but this is going to involve different levels of domestic political pain depending upon the country.
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Evan Bayh

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Bayh emphasizes the political challenges countries face in implementing capital standards.

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