13. Complete the sentences using your own words:

central bank

the process of paying outstanding accounts between banks;

to issue currency

to print cash in the form of notes and coins;

to put currency into circulation

the authority of regulating and control character;

cash supply

the main bank in each country which acts as an arm of the government more than it does a bank. It is responsible for the regulation of the financial system, the establishment of rates of interest and the issue of currency notes;

gold and foreign exchange reserves

the quantity of cash available;

the Treasury

to issue currency and make use of it in each country;

the foreign exchange policy

safe investment condition;

supervisory body

the government department responsible for administering the financial affairs of the country;

interbank settlements

the policy regulating the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another. A government may influence the rate at which the domestic currency is exchanged for another currencies by entering the market itself to buy or sell its own currency;

financial reliability

an amount of gold and foreign currency retained by a state;