Banking and Financial Institutions Quiz

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What are banks generally subject to in order to ensure liquidity?

  • Interest rate controls
  • Maximum loan limits
  • Foreign exchange regulations
  • Minimum capital requirements (correct)

What is the primary function of a bank?

  • Investing in capital markets
  • Providing insurance services
  • Accepting deposits and making loans (correct)
  • Issuing credit cards

Which system do most countries institutionalize for banks?

  • Asset-based banking
  • Credit-based banking
  • Full-reserve banking
  • Fractional-reserve banking (correct)

In which century did banking in its modern sense evolve?

<p>Fourteenth century (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is the oldest existing retail bank according to the text?

<p>Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (founded in 1472) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What system do most countries institutionalize to ensure liquidity for banks?

<p>Fractional-reserve banking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what century did banking in its modern sense evolve?

<p>14th century (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dynasty played a central role in the history of banking over many centuries?

<p>The Medicis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which international set of capital standards do banks generally comply with?

<p>Basel Accords (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is the oldest existing merchant bank according to the text?

<p>Berenberg Bank (founded in 1590) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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