724. The decision by one of the nation’s largest banks to admit to $3 billion in potential losses on foreign loans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and increasing the pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply the funds.

(A) increasing the pressure

(B) the increasing pressure

(C) increased pressure

(D) the pressure increased（C）

(E) the pressure increasing

为什么B不对呢? 我认为increased代表的是这个增长已经完成, 但从句子的意思来看只是猜测这个decision可能的效果, 应该尚未完成才对.

哪位NN可以指点一下. 谢谢~!