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    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Well, a central bank is
        a bank, after all, whether it is owned by the government or is a
        "private" parastatal organization.  I would tag it as
        amenity=bank since it is a bank.  Not all banks offer consumer
        services, so the fact that an individual cannot open an account
        in a central bank doesn't disqualify it.  Individuals cannot
        open accounts in the Bank for International Settlements, either,
        but it is a bank.  A central bank is a specialized bank that
        serves the government (controls the monetary system) and the
        commercial banking sector.  That's why it is called a "central"
        bank.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">>  It also wouldn't
        be tagged as a bank, because it doesn't have accounts & you
        can't go in & deposit / withdraw cash, or take out a loan.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Maybe you and I cannot,
        but the commercial banks in that country can.  It's a bank.<br>
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    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">cheers,<br>
        apm<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/23/2018 3:20 AM, Graeme
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            <div dir="ltr">On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 07:04, SelfishSeahorse
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              You're right, most central banks are independent from
              politics, but<br>
              aren't they called governmental institutions nevertheless?
              Or rather<br>
              state institutions? (I'm not so fluent in English and not
              an expert on<br>
              state/economy.)<br>
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            <div>Tricky one!</div>
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            <div>For instance, the Reserve Bank of Australia is wholly
              owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, but it isn't
              classified as a Government Department. It's been tagged as
              a building=government</div>
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              How would you tag the land use of an independent central
              bank?<br>
              Certainly not commercial.<br>
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            <div>I "think" that yes, it probably should / would be? What
              are the options? It's certainly not either retail or
              industrial. Government - not if it's independent, which
              really only leaves commercial?</div>
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            <div>It also wouldn't be tagged as a bank, because it
              doesn't have accounts & you can't go in & deposit
              / withdraw cash, or take out a loan.</div>
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            <div>So =government if it's government owned; =commercial if
              it's private; not tagged as a bank, but named Reserve /
              Central Bank of Somewhere.</div>
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            <div>Thanks</div>
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            <div>Graeme</div>
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