Brussels, 07/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 July, German Minister for Finance Peer Steinbrück appealed for a temporary modification to the Basel II directive on capital requirements for banks in order to help prevent a drying up of credit to the economy. German concern focuses on the link between the rating of a financial asset held by a bank and the structure of own funds for the lending body. If the rating falls, the level of own funds in the bank could fall, as well as its...