What is a central bank of any country?
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.
What is the role of the central bank?
The primary function of a central bank is to
control the nation's money supply (monetary policy), through active
duties such as managing interest rates, setting the reserve requirement,
and acting as a lender of last resort to the banking
sector during times of bank insolvency or financial crisis. Central banks
usually also have supervisory powers, intended to prevent bank runs and to reduce the risk that commercial banks and other financial
institutions engage in reckless or fraudulent behavior. Central banks in most
developed nations are institutionally designed to be independent from political
interference. Still, limited control by the executive and legislative bodies
usually exists.
List of Central Banks of Countries
Country
|
Central Bank Name
|
Abkhazia
|
National Bank of
the Republic of Abkhazia
|
Afghanistan
|
Bank of
Afghanistan
|
Albania
|
Bank of
Albania
|
Algeria
|
Bank of
Algeria
|
Angola
|
Bank Of Angola
|
Anguilla
|
ECCB
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
|
Antigua
and Barbuda
|
ECCB
- Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
|
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
|
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
|
Brunei
Darussalam
|
Brunei Currency Board
|
Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian National
Bank
|
Burkina
Faso
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
Burundi
|
Bank Of Burundi
|
Cambodia
|
National
Bank of Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
Bank of Central
African States
|
Canada
|
Bank of
Canada / Banque du Canada
|
Cape
Verde
|
Bank Of Cape Verde
/ Banco de Cabo Verde
|
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,
Democratic Republic of
|
Central Bank of the
Congo
|
Congo,
Republic of
|
Bank of Central
African States
|
Costa
Rica
|
Central Bank of
Costa Rica
|
Côte
d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
Croatia
|
Croatian
National Bank
|
Cuba
|
Central
Bank of Cuba
|
Cyprus
|
Central Bank of Cyprus
|
Czech
Republic
|
Czech National
Bank
|
Denmark
|
National Bank of Denmark
|
Dijbouti
|
Central
Bank of Dijbouti
|
Dominica
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Dominican
Republic
|
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
|
East
Caribbean area
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
East
Timor
|
Banking
and Payments Authority of East Timor
|
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
|
Eritrea
|
Bank of Eritrea
|
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
|
Grenada
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Guatemala
|
Bank of Guatemala
|
Guinea
|
Banque
Centrale de la République de Guinée
|
Guinea
Bissau
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
Guyana
|
Bank
of Guyana
|
Haiti
|
Bank of the
Republic of Haiti
|
Honduras
|
Central Bank of
Honduras
|
Hong
Kong
|
Hong Kong
Monetary Authority / HKMA
|
Hungary
|
Magyar Nemzeti
Bank / Hungarian National 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,
North
|
Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|
Korea,
South
|
Bank
of Korea
|
Kosovo
|
Central Bank
of Kosovo / Banka Qendrore e Kosovës
|
Kuwait
|
Central Bank of
Kuwait
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
|
Laos
|
Bank of the Lao Democratic People's Republic
|
Latvia
|
Bank
of Latvia
|
Lebanon
|
Central Bank of
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
Central
Bank of Lesotho
|
Liberia
|
Central Bank of
Liberia
|
Libya
|
Central Bank of
Libya
|
Liechtenstein
|
National Bank of Liechtenstein
|
Lithuania
|
Bank of Lithuania
|
Luxembourg
|
Central Bank of
Luxembourg
|
Macau
|
Monetary
Authority of Macau
|
Macedonia
|
National
Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
Central
Bank of Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
Reserve Bank of
Malawi
|
Malaysia
|
Central Bank of
Malaysia
|
Maldives
|
Maldives
Monetary Authority
|
Mali
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
Malta
|
Central
Bank of Malta
|
Mauritania
|
Central Bank of
Mauritania / Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
|
Mauritius
|
Bank of
Mauritius
|
Mexico
|
Bank of Mexico
|
Moldova
|
National
Bank of Moldova
|
Monaco
|
None
|
Mongolia
|
Bank of
Mongolia
|
Montenegro
|
Central Bank of
Montenegro / Centralna Banka Crne Gore
|
Montserrat
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Morocco
|
Bank of Morocco
or Bank Al Maghrib
|
Mozambique
|
Bank of Mozambique
|
Myanmar
|
Central Bank of Myanmar
|
Namibia
|
Bank of Namibia
|
Nepal
|
Nepal Rastra Bank
|
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
|
Nigeria
|
Central Bank
of Nigeria
|
Norway
|
Central Bank of Norway
|
Oman
|
Central Bank
of Oman
|
Organisation
of Eastern Caribbean States
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Pakistan
|
State Bank of
Pakistan
|
Palestine
|
Palestine Monetary Authority
|
Panama
|
National
Bank of Panama / Banco Nacional de Panamá
|
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
|
Saint
Kitts and Nevis
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Saint
Lucia
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank
|
Samoa
|
Central Bank of
Samoa
|
San
Marino
|
Central
Bank of the Republic of San Marino
|
São
Tomé and PrÃncipe
|
Central Bank of
São Tomé and PrÃncipe / Banco Nacional de São Tomé e PrÃncipe
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
Saudi
Arabian Monetary Agency
|
Senegal
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
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
|
Somalia
|
None
|
Somaliland
|
Bank
of Somaliland / Baanka Somaliland
|
South
Africa
|
South
African Reserve Bank
|
Spain
|
Bank of
Spain
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Central Bank
of Sri Lanka
|
Sudan
|
Bank of Sudan
|
Suriname
|
Central Bank of
Suriname
|
Swaziland
|
The
Central Bank of Swaziland
|
Sweden
|
Sveriges
Riksbank
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss National Bank
|
Syria
|
Central
Bank of Syria
|
Tajikistan
|
National Bank of
Tajikistan
|
Taiwan
|
Central
Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
Tanzania
|
Bank of
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
Bank of Thailand
|
Togo
|
Central Bank of
West African States
|
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
|
Turkmenistan
|
State Central Bank of Turkmenistan
|
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 of America
|
Federal
Reserve
|
Uruguay
|
Central
Bank of Uruguay
|
Uzbekistan
|
Central Bank of the
Republic of Uzbekistan / O'zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy banki
|
Vanuatu
|
Reserve Bank of
Vanuatu
|
Vatican
City
|
Institute for
Religious Works
|
Venezuela
|
Central Bank of
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
State Bank
of Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
Central
Bank of Yemen
|
Zambia
|
Bank of
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
Reserve
Bank of Zimbabwe
|
Frequently asked:
What is the name of the Central Bank of the
United States?
Federal Reserve Bank-
United States