Lecture One
Lecture One
Saving Banks
Commercial Banks
• The banks, which perform all kinds of banking businesses and generally
finance trade and commerce, are called commercial banks.
• Since their deposits are for a short period, these banks normally advance
short-term loans to the businessmen and traders and avoid medium-term
and long-term lending.
• However, recently, the commercial banks have also extended their areas of
operation to medium term and long-term finance
Industrial Banks
• Industrial banks mainly meet the medium-term and long-term financial
needs of the industries.
• Such long-term needs cannot be met by the commercial banks, which
generally deal with short-term lending.
Agricultural Banks
• Agricultural credit needs are different from those of industry and
trade.
• Industrial and commercial banks normally do not deal with
agricultural finance.
• The agriculturists require:
• Short-term credit to buy seeds, fertilizers and other inputs, and
• Long-term credit to purchase land, to make permanent improvements on
land, to purchase agricultural machinery and equipment, etc.
Exchange Bank
• Exchange bank deals mainly in the finance of the foreign trade of the
country.
• It deals in foreign exchange. On other wards, the main function of such
bank is to buy and sell foreign currencies.
Saving Banks
• The main purpose of saving banks is to promote saving habits among the
public and mobilize their small savings.
• These banks are suited for employees with a monthly salary.
• Low waged people may open an account in the savings bank.
Central Bank
• Central bank is the top institution, which controls, regulates and
supervises the monetary and credit system of the country.
World Bank
• It refers to an institution that provides financial assistance to the
member countries of the world. World Bank organized to
achieve the following two objectives.
• Reconstructing the war-damage economies, and
• Developing the less developed economies
The First Class-work
Group Presentation:
The History of Banking and Banking
Industry
The First Class-work
Group Presentation:
Compare and Contrast Islamic Banking
and Conventional Banking
Questions