81.   But Jakhar said unfavourable terms of trade for the agriculture sector had failed to expand the capital base of the farm sector.

82.   But the consensus is that all banks would need to boost their capital base to ensure they would not be submerged by competition after liberalisation, he said.

83.   Their capital base is quite tiny.

84.   With the move, the agency aims to help banks focus on enhancing their business and capital base, it said.

85.   Net profit for the first quarter was not included in the capital base in the calculation.

86.   The central bank also increased the minimum capital base for new banks to two billion naira from one billion.

87.   The central bank also increased the minimum capital base for new banks to two billion naira from one billion naira.

88.   The capital base will eventually be expanded to commensurate with the size of business undertakings, it said.

89.   The central bank is closely monitoring the capital base of at least five others, insurance sources said.

90.   The government has said that it would merge banks under IBRA care to strengthen their capital bases.