Central Bank

18 entries

Bank of England

Central BankInstitution1694

Founded in 1694 to raise money for King William IIIs war against France. The Bank of England is the ...

Sveriges Riksbank

Central BankInstitution1668

The worlds oldest central bank, founded in 1668 as Riksens Stnders Bank. Originally established to i...

Banque de France

Central BankInstitution1800

Founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to stabilize the French economy after the Revolutionary assign...

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Central BankInstitution1914

The most powerful of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The New York Fed implements monetary policy throu...

European Central Bank

Central BankInstitution1998

Established on June 1, 1998, in Frankfurt to manage the euro and monetary policy for the eurozone. T...

Bank of Japan

Central BankInstitution1882

Founded in 1882 after the Meiji Restoration to stabilize the Japanese currency and financial system....

Peoples Bank of China

Central BankInstitution1948

Founded in 1948 as the central bank of the Peoples Republic of China, established before the PRC its...

Bank al-Maghrib

Central BankInstitution1907

The central bank of Morocco, established in 1907 after the Algeciras Conference. Originally the Stat...

Reserve Bank of Australia

Central BankInstitution1960

The Reserve Bank of Australia was established in 1960, separating central banking from the Commonwea...

Bank of Canada

Central BankInstitution1935

Founded in 1935 as a private corporation, nationalized in 1938. The Bank of Canada managed Canadas f...

Reserve Bank of India

Central BankInstitution1935

Established on April 1, 1935, under the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934. The RBI was privately own...

Bank of Mexico

Central BankInstitution1925

Founded in 1925 under President Plutarco Elias Calles. The Bank of Mexico issued the peso and manage...

Bank for International Settlements

Central BankInstitution1930

The BIS, founded in Basel in 1930, is the central bank for central banks. Originally created to mana...

Norges Bank

Central BankInstitution1816

The central bank of Norway, founded in 1816 after Norway separated from Denmark. Norges Bank manages...

Swiss National Bank

Central BankInstitution1907

Founded in 1907, the Swiss National Bank conducts monetary policy for Switzerland. The SNB maintaine...

Czech National Bank

Central BankInstitution1993

Established on January 1, 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The CNB inherited the Czech...

Saudi Central Bank

Central BankInstitution1952

Originally the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, founded in 1952. The agency was established to stabili...

Bank of Thailand

Central BankInstitution1942

The Bank of Thailand was established in 1942. The BOT managed the Thai baht and supervised Thai bank...