Branchless banking is a distribution channel strategy used for delivering financial services without relying on bank branches. While the strategy may complement an existing bank branch network for giving customers a broader range of channels through which they can access financial services‚ branchless banking can also be used as a separate channel strategy that entirely forgoes bank branches. According to a 2011 survey‚ 62% of respondents said the Internet is their preferred banking method. Only
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expansion of banking and money and the changes in people’s financial wealth are three ways by which the financial system could affect the level of aggregate demand in the economy. For a real economy to expand‚ liquidity of assets is a requirement and the availability of liquid assets increases the aggregate demand in the economy as consumers have easy access to cash when needed as liquid assets are assets that can be easily converted into cash. The expansion of banking and money also affects
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Concordia University Department of Economics ECON 303/2BB: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I Fall 2013 Midterm exam #1‚ October 15‚ 2013 Instructor: Yves Tehou STUDENT NAME___________________________________________________ STUDENT ID ____________________________ Instructions: There are a total of 25 points. The exam has two sections: multiple-choices and short problems. The multiple-choice section is worth 15 points‚ and the short problems section is worth 10 points. For the multiple-choice
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INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC BANKING The term Islamic banking refers to a banking activity or a system of banking that is in consonance with the basic principles of Islamic Shariah (rules and values set by Islam). Islamic banking is also known as interest free banking system as the Shariah disallows the acceptance of “Riba” or interest rate for the accepting and lending of money. In Islamic banking system‚ a business that offers good interest rates or services is strictly prohibited and it
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Shadow Banking CEPR‚ October 4‚ 2010 Tobias Adrian‚ FRBNY* with Zoltan Pozsar‚ Adam Ashcraft‚ Hayley Boesky *The views expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System. What Are Shadow Banks? • Shadow banks are financial entities that conduct either all three or any one of the classic bank functions: 1. credit transformation‚ 2. maturity transformation‚ 3. liquidity
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inflation and full employment. Central banks also generally issue currency‚ function as the bank of the government‚ regulate the credit system‚ oversee commercial banks‚ manage exchange reserves and act as a lender of last resort. The central banking system in the U.S. is known as the Federal Reserve System (commonly known as "the Fed")‚ which is composed of 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the country. The main tasks of the Federal Reserve are to supervise
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Introduction The regulators of the Indian financial sector are the Reserve Bank of India‚ the Ministry of Finance (Income Tax Department)‚ Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India‚ Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation‚ Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India and the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. This paper shall deal with the most important of these regulators‚ the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of our country
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I had everything. Loving family‚ supportive friends‚ good grades‚ degree in ballet… etc. Not much‚ but there’s no shortage for anything. But life isn’t always perfect‚ especially when the monster inside you starts to show. I was at the dance studio half an hour earlier before the rehearsal starts. Determined to be the best as I got the first role for the upcoming ballet production “Swan Lake”. I got all the applause and compliments from all the musical directors and choreographers
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William Nelson Econ 1000 Assignment 2 In the past‚ handheld gaming systems had met consumers’ expectations very well. The vast majority of the handheld gaming industry was divided between Nintendo (Gameboy‚ DS) and Sony (PSP) products. Consumers expected a handheld gaming device to be small and portable‚ run on batteries‚ and play fairly complex games. The handhelds fulfilled these requirements very well‚ and enjoyed high demand because of it. The introduction of smartphones (iPhone‚ Android)
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question of whether the phenomenon of Islamic finance or Islamic Banking is truly globalizing‚ that is‚ spreading as a universal alternative to conventional finance and banking or whether the proponents of such a view are spreading a myth or are themselves simply deluded by their own enthusiasm. This article has also addresses the various aspects of the globalization of Islamic finance‚ among others‚ the issue of the rise of Islamic banking in the West‚ Islamic jurisprudence and finance‚ the Islamic Financial
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