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What is a Central Bank?
Solution 1
The Central Bank is the apex institution of a country's monetary system.
Solution 2
A central bank is an organisation that oversees a country's monetary system. The Central Bank offers financial and banking services to its country's government and commercial banking system, as well as implementing monetary policy and creating currency. Thus, a central bank is an institution that manages a country's currency, money supply, and interest rates.
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MONEY CONTROL NEWS June 12, 2023/07: 05 PM IST The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 12 imposed monetary penalties on four cooperative banks citing various rule violations. These are Cooperative Bank of Rajkot, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd, The Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd and Jowai Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd. The RBI's enforcement operations are conducted by the Enforcement Department. The RBI's EFD was set up in April 2017 to separate enforcement action from the supervisory process. The EFD identifies actionable violations from the inspection reports, risk assessment reports and scrutiny reports. Market intelligence reports, references from the top management and complaints are also used for investigation. |
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