StakeholdersBanks

Businesses have different types of internal and external stakeholders, with different interests and priorities. Sometimes these interests can conflict.

Part ofBusiness managementUnderstanding business

Banks

are organisations that lend finance to other organisations. They offer loans and mortgages, which are paid back in full, and with .

The Bank of England
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The Bank of England

Banks have an interest in a business doing well so that:

  • the organisation can pay their loans in full and on time

Banks can influence how a business operates by:

  • permitting or denying loan requests
  • changing interest rates on loans offered
  • changing repayment lengths