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Question
The Central Bank is the apex monetary institution of the country. Explain its role of a custodian of foreign exchange reserves.
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Solution
As a custodian of the cash reserves of the commercial banks, the central bank maintains the cash reserves of the commercial banks. Every commercial bank has to keep a certain percentage of its cash reserves with the central bank by law.
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