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A BANK is a financial institution that accept deposits developing economy.

It encourages new and small


from the public and creates credit. entrepreneurs and seeks balanced regional growth.

Lending activities(Venture capital. helping fund SAVING BANKS


managers invest in high-tech and growth SMEs (small
and medium enterprises). can be performed either A savings bank is a financial institution whose
directly or indirectly through capital markets primary purpose is accepting savings deposits and
paying interest on those deposits
The international banking system is an enigma. There
are more than 30,000 different banks worldwide and They originated in Europe during the 18th century
they hold unbelievable amounts of assets. with the aim of providing access to savings products to all
levels in the population.
Today, banking can seem very complex, but originally,
the idea was to make life simpler. They were set up by governments or by socially
11th century Italy was the center of committed groups or organisations such as with credit
European trading. Merchants from all over the continent unions. The structure and legislation took many different
met forms in different countries over the 20th century.
to trade their goods. But there was one problem too
many currencies in circulation. The advent of Internet banking at the end of the 20th
The dangers of traveling, counterfeit money, century saw a new phase in savings banks with the online
and the difficulty of getting a loan savings bank that paid higher levels of interest in return
got people thinking. It was time for a new business for clients only having access over the web.
model. Pawn brokers started to give credit
to businessmen,

1. People keep their money in banks


and receive a small amount of interest.The bank takes
this money and lends it out at much higher interest
rates. It's a calculated risk, because some of  the lenders RURAL BANKS
will default on their credit. This process is essential for
our economic system because it provides resources for rural Bank can be defined as rural financial
people institution bank or deposit taking
to buy things like houses, or for industry to expand their MFI(microfinance) that provides customized
business financial services to rural communities. BUDGET.
and grow. Budget is a projection of the income and expenditure
from business activities of an institution in for a set
DEVELOPMENT BANKS time period

EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVES/ SINKING FUND


Development banks are specialized financial
institutions. They provide medium and long- Refers to a financial organization owned and
term finance to the industrial and agricultural sector. controlled by its member who can borrow at low
They provide finance to both private and public interest rates from a fund that they have saved as a
sector. Development banks are multipurpose financial group.
institutions. It is essentially a development-oriented
bank. This means that a sinking fund's only purpose
is the payment of that obligation and nothing
Accordingly, the DVP It’s a primary object is to else
promote economic development by promoting
investment and entrepreneurial activity in a
CREDIT UNION

A credit union is a member-owned


financial cooperative, controlled by its members and
operated on the principle of people helping people,
providing its members credit at competitive rates as
well as other financial services

The primary purpose in furthering their goal of service


is to encourage members to save money. Another
purpose is to offer loans to members. In fact, credit
unions have traditionally made loans to people of
ordinary means. Credit unions can charge lower rates
for loans (as well as pay higher dividends on savings)
because they are nonprofit cooperatives. Rather than
paying profits to stockholders, credit unions return
earnings to members in the form of dividends or
improved services.

INSURANCE COMPANY

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss.


It is a form of risk management, primarily used to
hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss

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