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In the Federal Republic of Germany, as in virtually every other country with a banking system organised along free-market lines, the banking system is subject to special government regulation and supervision, for credit institutions occupy a special position within the economy as reservoirs of capital, as suppliers of credit to enterprises, households and public authorities and as agencies of monetary policy.
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Becker, J. (1998). Banking Supervision: Who is Doing What?. In: Frowen, S.F., Pringle, R. (eds) Inside the Bundesbank. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26476-6_6
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