Financial stability
What Financial stability means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Ensuring the stability of the entire financial system by regulating and supervising major financial institutions and monitoring systemic risks to prevent financial crises.
Regulating the financial sector to prevent systemic crises, ensuring that banks have sufficient capital to withstand economic shocks.
Topics that use Financial stability
Related terms
- Bank of England
- Building societies
- Business investment
- Central banking
- Commercial banking
- Financial institutions
- Financial intermediation
- Financial sector
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