Well, a central bank is a bank, after all, whether it is owned by the government or is a "private" parastatal organization. I would tag it as amenity=bank since it is a bank. Not all banks offer consumer services, so the fact that an individual cannot open an account in a central bank doesn't disqualify it. Individuals cannot open accounts in the Bank for International Settlements, either, but it is a bank. A central bank is a specialized bank that serves the government (controls the monetary system) and the commercial banking sector. That's why it is called a "central" bank.
> It also wouldn't be tagged as a bank, because it doesn't have accounts & you can't go in & deposit / withdraw cash, or take out a loan. Maybe you and I cannot, but the commercial banks in that country can. It's a bank. cheers, apm On 11/23/2018 3:20 AM, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 07:04, SelfishSeahorse > <selfishseaho...@gmail.com <mailto:selfishseaho...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > You're right, most central banks are independent from politics, but > aren't they called governmental institutions nevertheless? Or rather > state institutions? (I'm not so fluent in English and not an expert on > state/economy.) > > > Tricky one! > > For instance, the Reserve Bank of Australia is wholly owned by the > Commonwealth of Australia, but it isn't classified as a Government > Department. It's been tagged as a building=government > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/299845167#map=19/-33.86818/151.21169 > В > > How would you tag the land use of an independent central bank? > Certainly not commercial. > > > I "think" that yes, it probably should / would be? What are the > options? It's certainly not either retail or industrial. Government - > not if it's independent, which really only leaves commercial? > > It also wouldn't be tagged as a bank, because it doesn't have accounts > & you can't go in & deposit / withdraw cash, or take out a loan. > > So =government if it's government owned; =commercial if it's private; > not tagged as a bank, but named Reserve / Central Bank of Somewhere. > > Thanks > > Graeme > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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