The failure of the Icelandic banks in the autumn highlighted the dangers to host countries of relying on the quality of foreign banks' home regulators;

冰岛银行去年秋季的倒闭事件凸显出，寄望于外国银行的“母国”管理者，对东道国来说是多么的危险。

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In contrast, NPLs recognized by foreign Banks operating in China — which generally follow the stricter rules of their home regulators — have more than doubled since the start of 2008.

相比之下，在华经营的外资银行认定的不良贷款自2008年初以来已经增加了一倍多。这些银行一般都会遵守他们本国监管机构的严格规定。

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It's the home of regulators and the dominant source of finance.

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Home-market regulators thus prefer their lenders not to have too great an exposure elsewhere.

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Foreign-owned banks have their reputations at home and around the world to consider, not to mention their home-country regulators, so they will be less susceptible to corruption than incumbent domestic banks.

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