If the commercial banks buy government securities, their capacity to create credit is reduced. Do you agree?

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Yes, the given statement is correct. By allowing or inducing the commercial banks to buy government securities, the central bank soaks cash balances of the commercial banks which they could use to create credit. Accordingly, the credit creation capacity of the commercial banks is reduced.

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