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noun
- 1. a national bank that provides financial and banking services for its country's government and commercial banking system, as well as implementing the government's monetary policy and issuing currency.
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Sep 2, 2024 · A central bank is a financial institution that is responsible for overseeing the monetary system and policy of a nation or group of nations, regulating its money supply, and setting interest...
A central bank, reserve bank, national bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union. [1] In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the monetary base.
The central bank functions as an independent authority and is responsible for controlling, regulating and stabilising the monetary and banking structure of the country. In India, the Reserve Bank of India is regarded as the central bank. It was set up in 1935.
“A Central Bank is the bank in any country to which has been entrusted the duty of regulating the volume of currency and credit in that country”-Bank of International Settlement. It issues currency, regulates money supply, and controls different interest rates in a country.
10 July 2015. A central bank is a public institution that manages the currency of a country or group of countries and controls the money supply – literally, the amount of money in circulation. The main objective of many central banks is price stability.
The central bank is an autonomous, powerful, government-controlled bank tasked with regulating the banking industry, addressing currency concerns, and advising the government on economic policy. Its primary aim is to stabilize the currency and economy while limiting inflation.
