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Question
Who controls the credit supply in an economy?
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Solution
A country's central bank controls the credit supply in its economy. The central bank regulates credit availability using a variety of monetary policy tools, including the bank rate, open market operations, reserve requirements (such as the Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio), and qualitative methods (such as credit rationing), that affect the money supply, interest rates, and overall economic activity.
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