南非儲備銀行簡介
南非儲備銀行(The South African Reserve Bank,SARB)，系南中央銀行，始建於1920年，為股份有限銀行，除行長與副行長由政府任命外，享有很大的獨立決策權。總部設在比勒陀利亞。南非儲備銀行作為中央銀行對其它南非金融機構進行協調和管理。主要的銀行有商業銀行、綜合銀行、商人銀行、貼現銀行和房屋互助會等，還有南非土地農業銀行、南非郵政儲蓄銀行和南部非洲開發銀行等非正規銀行。
南非儲備銀行的功能
The SARB controls credit and regulates the amount of money in circulation in the following ways:Increasing the discount rate in times of excessive spending;
Lowering the discount rate in times of slack business and scarce money;
Opening market transactions in times of excessive spending and rising prices;
Opening market transactions in times of recession, when business is slack;
Increasing cash reserves;
Decreasing cash reserves;
Disciplinary measures;
Stabilising rates of exchange;
Credit rationing;
Bank of issue;
Acting as the government's banker;
Acting as a custodian of banks' cash reserves;
Custodian of gold;
Bank of rediscount;
Clearing bank.
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