· A central bank, reserve bank,
or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates.
· Central banks also usually oversee the commercial banking system of
their respective countries.
· In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank
possesses a monopoly on increasing the monetary
base in the state, and usually also prints the national
currency, which usually serves as the state's legal tender
List of central banks of countries:
Country name
|
Central Bank
|
Afghanistan
|
Bank
of Afghanistan
|
Albania
|
Bank
of Albania
|
Algeria
|
Bank
of Algeria
|
Argentina
|
Central
Bank of Argentina
|
Armenia
|
Central
Bank of Armenia
|
Aruba
|
Central
Bank of Aruba
|
Australia
|
Reserve
Bank of Australia
|
Austria
|
Austrian
National Bank
|
Azerbaijan
|
National
Bank of Azerbaijan
|
Bahamas
|
Central
Bank of The Bahamas
|
Bahrain
|
Central
Bank of Bahrain
|
Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh
Bank
|
Barbados
|
Central
Bank of Barbados
|
Belarus
|
National
Bank of the Republic of Belarus
|
Belgium
|
National
Bank of Belgium
|
Belize
|
Central
Bank of Belize
|
Benin
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Bermuda
|
Bermuda
Monetary Authority
|
Bhutan
|
Royal
Monetary Authority of Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
Central
Bank of Bolivia
|
Bosnia
|
Central
Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Botswana
|
Bank
of Botswana
|
Brazil
|
Central
Bank of Brazil
|
Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian
National Bank
|
Burkina
Faso
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Cambodia
|
National
Bank of Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
Canada
|
Bank
of Canada – Banque du Canada
|
Cayman
Islands
|
Cayman
Islands Monetary Authority
|
Central
African Republic
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
Chad
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
Chile
|
Central
Bank of Chile
|
China
|
The
People's Bank of China
|
Colombia
|
Bank
of the Republic
|
Comoros
|
Central
Bank of Comoros
|
Congo
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
Costa
Rica
|
Central
Bank of Costa Rica
|
Côte
d'Ivoire
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Croatia
|
Croatian
National Bank
|
Cuba
|
Central
Bank of Cuba
|
Cyprus
|
Central
Bank of Cyprus
|
Czech
Republic
|
Czech
National Bank
|
Denmark
|
National
Bank of Denmark
|
Dominican
Republic
|
Central
Bank of the Dominican Republic
|
East
Caribbean area
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Ecuador
|
Central
Bank of Ecuador
|
Egypt
|
Central
Bank of Egypt
|
El
Salvador
|
Central
Reserve Bank of El Salvador
|
Equatorial
Guinea
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
Estonia
|
Bank
of Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
National
Bank of Ethiopia
|
European
Union
|
European
Central Bank
|
Fiji
|
Reserve
Bank of Fiji
|
Finland
|
Bank
of Finland
|
France
|
Bank
of France
|
Gabon
|
Bank
of Central African States
|
The
Gambia
|
Central
Bank of The Gambia
|
Georgia
|
National
Bank of Georgia
|
Germany
|
Deutsche
Bundesbank
|
Ghana
|
Bank
of Ghana
|
Greece
|
Bank
of Greece
|
Guatemala
|
Bank
of Guatemala
|
Guinea
Bissau
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Guyana
|
Bank
of Guyana
|
Haiti
|
Central
Bank of Haiti
|
Honduras
|
Central
Bank of Honduras
|
Hong
Kong
|
Hong
Kong Monetary Authority
|
Hungary
|
Magyar
Nemzeti Bank
|
Iceland
|
Central
Bank of Iceland
|
India
|
Reserve
Bank of India
|
Indonesia
|
Bank
Indonesia
|
Iran
|
The
Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
|
Iraq
|
Central
Bank of Iraq
|
Ireland
|
Central
Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
|
Israel
|
Bank
of Israel
|
Italy
|
Bank
of Italy
|
Jamaica
|
Bank
of Jamaica
|
Japan
|
Bank
of Japan
|
Jordan
|
Central
Bank of Jordan
|
Kazakhstan
|
National
Bank of Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
Central
Bank of Kenya
|
Korea
|
Bank
of Korea
|
Kuwait
|
Central
Bank of Kuwait
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
National
Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
|
Latvia
|
Bank
of Latvia
|
Lebanon
|
Central
Bank of Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
Central
Bank of Lesotho
|
Libya
|
Central
Bank of Libya
|
Lithuania
|
Bank
of Lithuania
|
Luxembourg
|
Central
Bank of Luxembourg
|
Macao
|
Monetary
Authority of Macao
|
Macedonia
|
National
Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
Central
Bank of Madagascar
|
Malaysia
|
Central
Bank of Malaysia
|
Malawi
|
Reserve
Bank of Malawi
|
Mali
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Malta
|
Central
Bank of Malta
|
Mauritius
|
Bank
of Mauritius
|
Mexico
|
Bank
of Mexico
|
Moldova
|
National
Bank of Moldova
|
Mongolia
|
Bank
of Mongolia
|
Morocco
|
Bank
of Morocco
|
Mozambique
|
Bank
of Mozambique
|
Namibia
|
Bank
of Namibia
|
Nepal
|
Central
Bank of Nepal
|
Netherlands
|
Netherlands
Bank
|
Netherlands
Antilles
|
Bank
of the Netherlands Antilles
|
New
Zealand
|
Reserve
Bank of New Zealand
|
Nicaragua
|
Central
Bank of Nicaragua
|
Niger
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Nigeria
|
Central
Bank of Nigeria
|
Norway
|
Central
Bank of Norway
|
Oman
|
Central
Bank of Oman
|
Pakistan
|
State
Bank of Pakistan
|
Papua
New Guinea
|
Bank
of Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
Central
Bank of Paraguay
|
Peru
|
Central
Reserve Bank of Peru
|
Philippines
|
Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas
|
Poland
|
National
Bank of Poland
|
Portugal
|
Bank
of Portugal
|
Qatar
|
Qatar
Central Bank
|
Romania
|
National
Bank of Romania
|
Russia
|
Central
Bank of Russia
|
Rwanda
|
National
Bank of Rwanda
|
San
Marino
|
Central
Bank of the Republic of San Marino
|
Samoa
|
Central
Bank of Samoa
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
Saudi
Arabian Monetary Agency
|
Senegal
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Serbia
|
National
Bank of Serbia
|
Seychelles
|
Central
Bank of Seychelles
|
Sierra
Leone
|
Bank
of Sierra Leone
|
Singapore
|
Monetary
Authority of Singapore
|
Slovakia
|
National
Bank of Slovakia
|
Slovenia
|
Bank
of Slovenia
|
Solomon
Islands
|
Central
Bank of Solomon Islands
|
South
Africa
|
South
African Reserve Bank
|
Spain
|
Bank
of Spain
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Central
Bank of Sri Lanka
|
Sudan
|
Bank
of Sudan
|
Surinam
|
Central
Bank of Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
The
Central Bank of Swaziland
|
Sweden
|
Sveriges
Riksbank
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss
National Bank
|
Tajikistan
|
National
Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
|
Tanzania
|
Bank
of Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
Bank
of Thailand
|
Togo
|
Central
Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
|
Tonga
|
National
Reserve Bank of Tonga
|
Trinidad
and Tobago
|
Central
Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tunisia
|
Central
Bank of Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
Central
Bank of the Republic of Turkey
|
Uganda
|
Bank
of Uganda
|
Ukraine
|
National
Bank of Ukraine
|
United
Arab Emirates
|
Central
Bank of United Arab Emirates
|
United
Kingdom
|
Bank
of England
|
United
States
|
Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Washington) Federal Reserve Bank
of New York
|
Uruguay
|
Central
Bank of Uruguay
|
Vanuatu
|
Reserve
Bank of Vanuatu
|
Venezuela
|
Central
Bank of Venezuela
|
Yemen
|
Central
Bank of Yemen
|
Zambia
|
Bank
of Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
Reserve
Bank of Zimbabwe
|
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