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# Bank Economic Efficiency Factors

## Definition

The various elements that contribute to banking efficiency, including operational practices, technology adoption, and market competition. These factors affect banking ability to provide efficient financial services.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 2

## Context

Smith analyses various factors affecting banking efficiency, showing how these elements contribute to banking ability to provide efficient financial services and support economic development.

## Economic Domain

Accumulation

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