CB Functions, Central Banking, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Macroeconomics
Can We Still Define Banks Nowadays? According to literature in the field, the following definition is widely accepted: “a bank is a financial intermediary that offers loans and deposits, and payment services” (Casu, 2006) However, nowadays banks have diversified the...
CB Functions, Central Banking, Macroeconomics
By: Valeria Popa How did central banks appear? The European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are just a few examples of central banks which make the subject of the most widely read financial newspapers...