A central banks main responsibility is controlling a Countrys financial reserves (monetary policy) by actively fixing interest rates and reserve requirements, as well as “bailing out” banks during times of financial crisis. They are also responsible for avoiding bank runs that could lead to a banks failure, as well limiting risky actions such as fraud by commercial banks and other similar financial institutions. For the most part, central banks in the more financially developed countries are allowed to act in a completely autonomous, non-politically ordered fashion. There are several public financial institutions that dictate a States currency, financial reserves and rates of interest: reserve banks, monetary authorities and central banks. Generally, the latter also have the responsibility of supervising national commercial banking systems. Central banks have exclusive authority regarding incrementing the Countrys monetary base, dictating how much currency is to be printed by the State Treasury; this authority is exclusive and is not extended to commercial banks. Two well-known Central Banks are the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve of the United States of America.
Country | Name of the bank |
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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> |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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: | National Bank of Azerbaijan> |
Bhutan: | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan> |
Bolivia: | Central Bank of Bolivia> |
Bosnia: | Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovinaaijan> |
Botswana: | Bank of Botswana> |
Brazil: | Central Bank of Brazil> |
Bulgaria: | Bulgarian National Bank> |
Burkina Faso: | Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)> |
Burundi: | Bank of the Republic of Burundi> |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Cambodia: | National Bank of Cambodia |
Cameroon: | Bank of Central African States |
Canada: | Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada |
Cayman Islands: | Central Bank of Barbados |
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> |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Denmark: | National Bank of Denmark |
Dominican Republic: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Fiji: | Reserve Bank of Fiji |
Finland: | Bank of Finland |
France: | Bank of France |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Haiti: | Central Bank of Haiti |
Honduras: | Central Bank of Honduras |
Hong Kong: | Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
Hungary: | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Jamaica: | Bank of Jamaica |
Japan: | Bank of Japan |
Jordan: | Central Bank of Jordan |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Macao: | Monetary Authority of Macao |
Macedonia: | National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia |
Madagascar: | Central Bank of Madagascar |
Malawi: | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
Malaysia: | Central Bank of Malaysia |
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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Oman: | Central Bank of Oman |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Qatar: | Qatar Central Bank |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Romania: | National Bank of Romania |
Russia: | Central Bank of Russia |
Rwanda: | National Bank of Rwanda |
Country | Name of the bank |
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San Marino: | Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino |
Samoa: | Central Bank of Samao |
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 Surinam |
Swaziland: | The Central Bank of Swaziland |
Sweden: | Sveriges Riksbank |
Switzerland: | Swiss National Bank |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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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 |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Vanuatu: | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
Venezuela: | Central Bank of Venezuela |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Yemen: | Central Bank of Yemen |
Country | Name of the bank |
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Zambia: | Bank of Zambia |
Zimbabwe: | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe |