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In periods of extreme stress, however, the quality of the financial infrastructure may prove critical.

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Almost eight out of 10 of those surveyed drank tea, coffee or cola either first thing or mid morning - periods of the day in which stress levels also peak for most workers.

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As part of the package of new standards, banks will be required to increase their minimum common equity requirement from 2% to 4.5%, and will additionally have to hold a capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, "to withstand future periods of stress, " the Basel Committee said in a press release.

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