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A bank which is known as bankers' bank.

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In India, Reserve Bank Of India or RBI is known as the banker's bank. It is so called because it acts as a bank for all the commercial banks in India. RBI holds their cash reserves, lends them short -term funds and provides them the central clearing and remittances facilities. RBI is also known as the lender of last resort as when the banks face liquidity crisis , it helps them in coming out of the situation.

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