Financial Institutions are business organizations which deal in money, though some may deal in other financial assets such as shaves, letters of credit, bills of exchange etc. With the exception of the Central Bank, they make profits by trading in money; that is, through the process of accepting deposits in several ways e.g. offering technical advice etc.

Domestic trade refers to the actions of exchange of goods, both goods and services, between buyers and sellers residing in the same locality, region or nation while International trade is defined as all that economic activity in which people or companies from different countries carry out an exchange of products or services.