小しょう規き模ぼ金きん融ゆう機き関かん

noun

secondary bank; small-scale financial institution

Refers to smaller financial institutions such as credit unions, community banks, or regional cooperative banks, often contrasted with major commercial banks.

• 小しょう規き模ぼ金きん融ゆう機き関かんは地ち域いき経けい済ざいを支ささえる重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしている。

  Small-scale financial institutions play an important role in supporting the local economy.