The financial sector
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Finance and development

Finance and development

Flow diagram showing households and firms saving, financial intermediaries and markets, investment, productivity, and improved living standards, with key financial functions labelled

The financial sector includes banks, insurance companies, pension funds, capital markets, regulators, and payment systems. It helps households, firms, and governments save, borrow, lend, invest, make payments, and manage risk.

The financial sector Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /The financial sector