The article discusses the new Basel III banking rules, which increase the
requirements for banks, by the necessity of holding equities of higher value and
quality. Capital requirements, which relate to the bank’s risk exposure depend to
the highest degree on the creditworthiness of the debtor (asset quality). So far, the
analysis of the creditworthiness of borrowers, focused primarily on the study of
financial indicators. After the implementation of Basel III there was a request to
make an additional – qualitative – assessment of business, due to the future solvency perspectives. Therefore, these loans, which finance riskier projects, become
more expensive. Enterprises, wishing the reduction of the cost of credit, should
– together with the loan application – provide an extensive information about
their current and future activities to the bank.