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The state control was gradually set upon all the national economy in the post war age. According to Groza Government's opinion, it was necessary to have the exclusive control of the state over the Romanian banking system, more than ever before. They set lots of measure for that: nationalization of the National Bank of Romania (December 1946); reorganization of the popular banks (June 1947); Low of credits using control (July 1947); the monetary reform (August 1947); nationalization of the main factors of production including the banks (June 1948); the State Planning Commission setting (July 1948); Decree No. 197 for dissolving and abolitishing of credit units (August 1948); Decree No. 320 for setting the Bank of the Romanian People's Republic - State Bank, the new name of NBR (December 1948). The Bank of the Romanian People's Republic-State Bank was given functions of a socialist bank, playing the central role within the banking system, attempting to: settling money circulation, crediting the national economy, and deduction and payment organizing in economy. Those Government's decisions hit forcedly the banks in Caraș County which found some credence in the area for being useful in the local economy resetting after the economic crisis. More banks in the county were abolished in 1945-1946 and they were not recorded anymore in the Banking Official Gazette of that time. The Commercial and Industrial Bank in Oravița remained the most famous banking society within the area at that time. Two other representative banks were registered in the county of Caraș in 1945: Orăvițana in Oravița and Berzava in Reșița. More other important banks worked in the county during that year: at Vărădia, Bocșa Montană, Sasca Montană, etc. In 1946 the most part of the banks in Caraș County increased their share capital to avoid the bankruptcy. The banking companies in Caraș County fully felt in 1946-1947 the effect of the government's decisions with their nationalization color, and the nationalization in 1948, June, fixed for longer the way of the banking system in Caraș. After the nationalization, 6 banking agencies were organized in the seat localities of the county rural districts so that the financial life went on. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
