33.3 Functions of Commercial Banks The functions of a commercial banks are divided into two categories: i) Primary functions‚ and ii) Secondary functions including agency functions. i) Primary functions: The primary functions of a commercial bank include: a) accepting deposits; and b) granting loans and advances; a) Accepting deposits The most important activity of a commercial bank is to mobilise deposits from the public. People who have surplus income and savings find it convenient to
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has suggested that merge of commercial and investment banks is a better approach to achieving stability. After the global financial crisis‚ the American economy went into recession. The policy priority of American government was then to intervene into its banking system so as to mitigate the impact of the crisis. One advantage of the merger of banks is that it can improve the overall condition of the economy (Khan‚ 2012). The merger of banks unites small and weak unit banks which will then be able to
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Creation of Money and Monetary Policy In society‚ there are many interesting topics of discussion amongst individuals and groups‚ either in the private or public sector. However‚ there is one inescapable subject we all fall prey to‚ which is money. We have a love‚ hate relationship with money that dictates almost everything we do‚ or at least‚ strive to do. Money‚ a powerful force to reckon with‚ establishes our buying power‚ or lack there of‚ to the point where lifestyle choices might be
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CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY IN FIJI: POLICY FORMULATION‚ IMPLEMENTATION AND THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Caroline Waqabaca Steve Morling Working Paper 99/01 June 1999 Economics Department Reserve Bank of Fiji Suva Fiji The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Fiji. 1 Abstract This paper examines the formulation‚ implementation and transmission of monetary policy in Fiji. Monetary policy is formulated by the Reserve Bank of Fiji
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CREDIT MANGEMENT IN NIGERIA BANKS: AJUGWE CHUKWU ALPHONSUS INTRODUCTIONS Credit Management is one the most difficult task facing bankers all of over the world and the case is more pronounced in the Nigeria situation because going through the history of banking in Nigeria‚ one can observed that the major source of bank failures was ineffective credit management that led to accumulation of bad debts. Credit administration is the bane of Nigeria banks and a major source of worry to Regulatory Authorities
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Review of the Monetary Policy for 2011/12 The bank has been formulating and publicly announcing monetary policy on an annual basis since 2002/03 with the major objectives of maintaining price stability and external as well as financial sector stability and to create a favorable environment for high and sustainable economic growth as directed by NRB Act‚ 2002. Narrowing down of current account deficit for the improvement of export and remittances inflow had resulted in the marginal surplus of the
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| Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in India | Group 6 | Adarsh N (PGP/16/060) Deepak Jangid(PGP/16/080) Eshnna V P Ekka(PGP/16/081) Gaurav Chand(PGP/16/082) Hemant Kumar(PGP/16/083) Nishanth S(PGP/16/096) Adarsh N (PGP/16/060) Deepak Jangid(PGP/16/080) Eshnna V P Ekka(PGP/16/081) Gaurav Chand(PGP/16/082) Hemant Kumar(PGP/16/083) Nishanth S(PGP/16/096) | | 12/22/2012 | | Abstract This paper tries to explain the structure of monetary policies in India. Earlier
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A Literature Review of European Central Bank’s Monetary Policy FIN11128 Introduction The European Central Bank (ECB) was established in June 1998‚ as the core of European System of Central Banks (ESCB)‚ ECB formally centralized the European monetary policies since January 1999. This new monetary authority is quite different from any traditional sovereign central banks‚ for its operational independence and its independence from political interference are guaranteed by the
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited Introduction: Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) entered the banking business in Bangladesh in the year 2003. In the mean time it has proven to be a rising foreign bank here. Since inception its economic growth both in corporate and retail departments are quite big. Till now Commercial Bank of Ceylon has developed a network of nine branches‚ two offshore units‚ six SME centers and four offsite ATMs. One card center takes care of all card related activities of the
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CHAPTER 1 MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS- AN INTRODUCTION Money plays a dominant role in the life of human society. It has fashioned and shaped the destiny and fortunes of kings and rulers. With the rise of the philosophy of laissez faire and capitalism‚ money became a motivating force and fuel to all economic activities throughout the world. Money and its management were not unknown to the ancient India. Kautilaya had devoted a part of his famous ‘Arthasastra’ on money
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