Assignment
Assignment
1. Central Bank:
Central Bank is the bank of banks. Every civilized country now has its own central bank. The primary function of the central bank is to regulate the flow of money and credit in order to promote efficiency, stability and growth in the country. In Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank.
2.Commercial Banks:
Commercial banks are those banks which are engaged in performing the routine duties of banking business. They collect surplus money and make loans and advances in the form of overdrafts, cash credit and discounting bills of exchange. They also provide special financial services and agency services. Commercial banks in short are considered the life blood of the economic society. In Pakistan United bank, Habib Bank etc are commercial Banks.
3. Exchange Banks:
Exchange banks are mainly deal with international trade. These banks takes the responsibility of settlement of foreign exchange and arrange the foreign businesses. They also finance Export and Import trade. American Express bank, Rupali bank, bank of Oman are some examples of exchange banks.
Currency exchange Providing information for international business Providing finance for international business Bank drafts and Bill of exchange
4. Saving Banks:
Saving banks are those banks which collect and keep the small savings of the public. They are called thrift promoting institutions. The Saving banks invest the funds in the safest government securities and offer reasonable rate of profit on saving accounts. Students, government employees and household women are usually opening such accounts. A prior notice to bank is necessary for withdrawal of huge amount. National Saving bank in England and Post office saving bank in Pakistan are examples of saving banks.
5. Agriculture Banks:
The bank is responsible for the development of agriculture sector of the country. Agriculture banks are set up to provide financial assistance to the agriculturists and agro-based industries. Agricultural Development bank of Pakistan, Agricultural Mortgage Corporation in England and Federal Land Bank of USA
6. Industrial Banks:
The Industrial banks provide medium and long term credit to the industries. The growth of industries depends on these banks. Industrial development bank of Pakistan and Industrial bank of Japan are working as industrial banks. Granting loans to set up new companies Long term loans for machinery and construction of building Loans for modernization and replacement of business units Short term loan for purchase of raw material and payment of daily expenses.
Commercial banks accept deposits from individuals and businesses, these deposits are then made available to the businesses which make use of them for productive purposes in the country. The banks are, therefore, not only the store houses of the countrys wealth, but also provide financial resources necessary for economic development. Businessmen normally hesitate to invest their money in risky enterprises. The commercial banks generally provide short and medium term loans to entrepreneurs to invest in new enterprises and adopt new methods of production. The provision of timely credit increases the productive capacity of the economy. With the growth of commercial banking, there is vast expansion in trade and industry. The use of bank draft, check, bill of exchange, credit cards and letters of credit etc has revolutionized both national and international trade.
4. Development of agriculture:
The commercial banks particularly in developing countries are now providing credit for development of agriculture and small scale industries in rural areas. The provision of credit to agriculture sector has greatly helped in raising agriculture productivity and income of the farmers. The commercial banks play an important role in achieving balanced development in different regions of the country. They help in transferring surplus capital from developed regions to the less developed regions. The traders, industrialist etc of less developed regions are able to get adequate capital for meeting their business needs. This in turn increases investment, trade and production in the economy. The banks can also influence the economic activity of the country through its influence on a. Availability of credit b. The rate of interest If the commercial banks are able to increase the amount of money in circulation through credit creation or by lowering the rate of interest, it directly affects economic development. A low rate of interest can encourage investment. The credit creation activity can raise aggregate demand which leads to more production in the economy.