Besides, while taking allocation decisions, the interests of the most vulnerable sections of the society should also be taken into account. •  Operational Efficiency: Operational Efficiency requires banks to perform the financial intermediation function in a safe, secure and speedy manner while ensuring that the cost of performing the intermediation function is minimized.
The new economy – the latest (but not the last) in a long line of new paradigms – still had a business cycle after all. The Australian dollar would fall further in 2001, reaching a low point of about US48 cents in early April. Some felt that it might fall as far as US30 cents.