Banking in Canada — is one of the most efficient and safest banking systems in the world. [http://www.weforum.org/gcr World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report] , World Economic Forum, In the 2007 2008 report Canada is ranked 2nd in the Soundness of banks… … Wikipedia
Banking in Argentina — This article is about the banking system of Argentina, including an overview of the recent past. For details on the economy at large, see Economy of Argentina. During the 1990s, marked by President Carlos Menem s policies of liberalization,… … Wikipedia
Banking — Historically, banking in the United States was a complex political and economic issue. Opposition to a strong centralized government led to the demise of the National Bank in 1836. Although national banking was restored with the banking acts… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
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postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… … Universalium
Banking — Before 1848, Austria had few banking institutions worthy of the name. The Austrian National Bank, created in 1816, catered to the credit needs of the government, the aristocracy, and the wealthiest segment of heavy industry. Small businesses,… … Historical dictionary of Austria
system — noun 1 set of ideas/rules for organizing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ current, existing ▪ We re looking to replace the existing system. ▪ modern, new ▪ old fashioned … Collocations dictionary
Fractional-reserve banking — is the banking practice in which banks keep only a fraction of the value of their bank notes and demand deposits in reserve and invest the balance in interest earning assets while maintaining the obligation to redeem all bank notes and demand… … Wikipedia
Economic collapse — An economic collapse is a devastating breakdown of a national, regional, or territorial economy. It is essentially a severe economic depression characterised by a sharp increase in bankruptcy and unemployment. A full or near full economic… … Wikipedia
History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… … Wikipedia
Federal Reserve System — FRB and FED redirect here. For other uses, see FRB (disambiguation) and FED (disambiguation). Federal Reserve System … Wikipedia