BANKING AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Established in 1911, Central Bank of India was the first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bank of Amsterdam established in 1609 is considered to be the precursor to modern central banks. The central bank of Sweden ("Sveriges Riksbank” or simply “Riksbanken") was founded in Stockholm from the remains of the failed bank Stockholms Banco in 1664 and answered to the parliament ("Riksdag of the Estates").

Detailed explanation-3: -Sveriges Riksbank, or the Riksbank: Sveriges Riksbank, or the Riksbank is the central bank of Sweden. It is world’s first or oldest central bank. It was founded in 1668 with 20 employees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Beginnings. The story of central banking goes back at least to the seventeenth century, to the founding of the first institution recognized as a central bank, the Swedish Riksbank. Established in 1668 as a joint stock bank, it was chartered to lend the government funds and to act as a clearing house for commerce.