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CENTRAL BANKS WORLDWIDE
Below you will find a list of World Central Banks. Central Banks control the money of an economy and make all the key decisions in the running of a country's banking and financial system.
We have broken this list alphabetically by country.
EUROPE
European Central Bank - ECB
This is the main bank which governs all banks within the EU. The website provides latest information and news, webcasts, educational resources, glossaries and much more. A very useful resource.
Austria
Austrian National Bank - Oesterreichische Nationalbank
The English version of this website includes Press Releases in English. There is background information about the bank and their areas of responsibility.
Belgium
National Bank of Belgium
This website is clearly laid out and provides plenty of information including latest related news. There are Themes such as Notes and Coins, Central Credit Register and many more topics.
Bosnia
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This website is filled with information and announcements, as well as currency, PR, Payment Systems and Cooperation with the EU.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian National Bank
This website will provide information on Legal Framework, Notes and Coins, Statistics and much more.
Croatia
Croatian National Bank
Here you will find background information, the Consumer Price Index, Regulations and Statistics.
Cyprus
Central Bank of Cyprus
There is plenty of information on this website, including Cyprus Economy, Statistics, Monetary Policy and much more.
Czech Republic
Czech National Bank
There is lots of useful tools on this website including Most Frequent Searches, Key Rates, Current Rates, and CNB Current Forecast.
Denmark
National Bank of Denmark
This website has a full calendar and news, as well as a handy list of current rates so you can stay up to date.
Estonia
Bank of Estonia - Eesti Pank
Here you will find lots of links including the Significance and Role of Eesti Pank, Legal Acts and Regulations and News by Email.
Finland
Bank of Finland
The Finnish central bank's website provides latest news and updates, Publications, Statistics, Research and Monetary Policy.
France
Banque de France
The Bank of France's website provides information on the European financial crisis and analysis and speeches from the Bank's authorities.
Germany
Deutsche Bundesbank
This website provides plenty of useful information including questions about deposit protection, basic rate of interest, and Tasks and Organisation. A useful tool.
Greece
Bank of Greece
This website provides research tools and Speeches, as well as Latest Information and a Library.
Hungary
Magyar Nemzeti Bank
There is a Visitor Centre link to this page and information for students, journalists, investors, analysts and more.
Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland
An interesting site, this provides Latest News, Inflation Charts, Interest Rates and Financial Stability as just some of the topics.
Ireland
Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland
This website is very up to date with news, monthly statistics, financial market operations and much more.
Italy
Bank of Italy
This is a useful sites for one of Europe's key economies. There are Services for the Public, Speeches, Treasury Services and more.
Latvia
Bank of Latvia
This site is divided into various sections including areas for Media, Finance Professionals and Coin Collectors.
Lithuania
Bank of Lithuania
There is a good amount of information on this site including Economy of Lithuania, Payments, Banknotes and Coins.
Luxembourg
Central Bank of Luxembourg
Many of the features on this website are in French.
Macedonia
National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
There are Press Releases, Information on Currency, Exchange Rates all available here.
Malta
Central Bank of Malta
There is latest news, Quarterly Review, Exchange Rates, Markets, Monetary Policy and more.
Moldova
National Bank of Moldova
There is plenty of new information on this site and many links to Legislation, Publications, Monetary Policy and many more.
Montenegro
Central Bank of Montenegro
This website is user-friendly and has plenty of useful information.
The Netherlands
The Netherlands Bank
This website provides information on financial stability, safe and secure payments, interest rates and inflation and you can even listen to the page.
Norway
Central Bank of Norway
This slick website provides plenty of information including the Bank's balance sheets.
Poland
National Bank of Poland
This website lists topics such as Legislation, Payment System and Research.
Portugal
Bank of Portugal
This website includes an updated list of events and Publications and Research material.
Romania
National Bank of Romania
This website contains background information on the bank itself as well as information on the bank's policies.
San Marino
Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino
This website does provide links in English but there are areas which will not translate to English.
Serbia
National Bank of Serbia
This website has useful features such as Monetary Policy, Press Center [sic], Databases.
Slovakia
National Bank of Slovakia
Here you will find links to Monetary Policy, Financial Market Supervision and more.
Slovenia
Bank of Slovenia
Great features to this website include Financial Data and Special Topics.
Spain
Bank of Spain
This website provides plenty of research material. Note there doesn't seem to be an English version of the site.
Sweden
Sveriges Riksbank
There is lots of information here including Interest and Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and more.
Switzerland
Swiss National Bank
This website regularly updated website provides plenty of information on all related topics.
Turkey
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
This website is packed with press releases and highlights such as Balance of Payments Report.
United Kingdom
Bank of England
This well-developed website is regularly updated with useful information including the current Bank Rate
MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain
Central Bank of Bahrain
This website lists Press Releases and Monetary Policy, Banking Operations and Regulatory Functions as just some of the topics.
Iran
The Central Bank of the Republic of Iran
This website provides an Economic Report and Balance Sheet, and plenty of other resources such as Annual Review, Exchange Rates and Economic Trends.
Iraq
Central Bank of Iraq
An interesting website with Banking Laws, Financial Statements, and more.
Jordan
Central Bank of Jordan
This website provides Latest News, background information, News, Laws and Regulations and more.
Lebanon
Bank of Lebanon
This website provides information on Lebanese Banknote Security Features, Announcement, Money Supply and Treasury Bills.
Kuwait
Central Bank of Kuwait
This website even has welcoming music and once you're in the full site you will find lots of information on the Bank and their objectives. There are plenty of topcis including Market Data and Latest News.
Oman
Central Bank of Oman
This website provides all information you will require about Oman's financial system and rates.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
This website is regularly updated with the latest Currency Rate, News, Finance and Exchange Rates.
United Arab Emirates
Central Bank of the UAE
This website gives you plenty of information on the Laws and Regulations of the UAE, Currency, Data Room, Currency and Events.
Yemen
Central Bank of Yemen
This website offers live exchange rates, Bank News, Mission statement, Banking Laws and Reports.
RUSSIA, ASIA AND FAR EAST
Armenia
Central Bank of Armenia
Despite taking a little time to load, this website does give plenty of background information and latest news is regularly updated.
Azerbaijan
National Bank of Azerbaijan
There are many subjects to find information on here including Interest Rates, Banking System and National Currency.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank
Find out about related Economic Data, Financial System, Investment Facilities and Regulation on this website.
China
The People's Bank of China
This website is divided into sections such as News, Speeches, Statistics and Regulations so topics are easy to find.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Policy
This is packed with useful information and links, a useful resource tool.
India
Reserve Bank of India
There are regularly updated features on this website such as Latest Press Releases, Current Rates and Market Trends.
Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia
This website is easy to navigate and includes such topics as Media Room, Regulations, What's New and Press Release.
Japan
Bank of Japan
This website is not as easy to navigate as some, but does include topics such as Navigating the Bank's Statistics and What's New.
Kazakhstan
National Bank of Kazakhstan
Find such topics as Legislation, Site News, Currency and more on this site.
Korea
Bank of Korea
This website provides information on the Financial System, FX and International Relations, Research Papers and Monetary Policy.
Kyrgyzstan
National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
This website is less modern than some, but does contain useful information and is regularly updated with news.
Mongolia
Bank of Mongolia
This website provides plenty of information and has frequently updated press releases and related news.
Nepal
Central Bank of Nepal
Here you will find information about Laws and Legislation, Policies and Guidelines and Latest News.
Philippines
Bankgko Sentral ng Philipinas
This website contains lots of useful information and resource material.
Russia
Central Bank of Russia
Find out about Latest News, Market Data, and Macroeconomics Indicators.
Singapore
Monetary Authority of Singapore
This website provides plenty of related information.
Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
You can find topics such as Currency Management, Education, About the Bank and more on this site.
Tajikistan
National Bank of Tajikistan
Here you will be able to access useful topics such as Statistics, Monetary Policy, Balance of Payments and News.
AUSTRALASIA AND ISLANDS
Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia
This comprehensive website contains plenty of useful information including Rates and Statistics.
Bahamas
Central Bank of the Bahamas
Find out about Markets, Monetary Policy and Statistics.
Barbados
Central Bank of Barbados
You will find topics including Economic Data, Financial System, Regulatory Framework and more on this site.
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
This comprehensive website provides plenty of useful information.
Cuba
Central Bank of Cuba
There is much information available on this website, including Investigations, Financial Institutions, Legal Framework and Services.
Dominican Republic
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
This website contains many subject areas and topics and is a useful resource.
Fiji
Reserve Bank of Fiji
There is plenty of information available on this website including latest press releases and news.
Haiti
Central Bank of Haiti
Useful information including Monetary Policy, Publications, Macroeconomic Indicators. Note this website is in French only.
Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia
This website is easy to navigate and includes such topics as Media Room, Regulations, What's New and Press Release.
Jamaica
Bank of Jamaica
This website is filled with interesting information and frequently updated news items.
Mauritius
Bank of Mauritius
This website takes a while to load but contains plenty of resource material.
New Zealand
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
This website contains plenty of useful and clearly laid out information.
Papua New Guinea
Bank of Papua New Guinea
There is plenty of material here including Financial System, Payment System and Financial Markets, with many subsections.
Samoa
Central Bank of Samoa
This website contains News in PDF format, Press Releases, Currency and more.
Seychelles
Central Bank of Seychelles
This site provides the Balance Sheet in PDF format, and many other useful tools and material.
Soloman Islands
Central Bank of Soloman Islands
This website contains all related information and includes Currency Statistics and External Reserves.
Tonga
National Reserve Bank of Tonga
There are Press Release Highlight, Banking Liquidity Data, Foreign Reserves Statistics and many more topics on this website.
Trinidad and Tobago
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Here you will be able to access all related research and News, About the Bank, Monetary Policy.
Vanuatu
Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Find topics such as Brief History, Regulatory Framework and News.
AMERICAS
Argentina
Central Bank of Argentina
There are many research topics and useful information on this website.
Belize
Central Bank of Belize
This website provides the Annual Report and a section dedicated to Research and Data.
Brazil
Central Bank of Brazil
Here you will be able to access useful information including Inflation Targeting and the Bank's Fiscal Policy.
Bolivia
Central Bank of Bolivia
This website includes many research areas. Note it does not appear to be available in English.
Canada
Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada
This website is packed with useful information and you can access Monetary Policy, Museum, Media Room, Markets and more.
Chile
Central Bank of Chile
Here you can view central bank policies for Chile, and find out about the history. You can also access the Monetary Policy Report and other useful documents.
Colombia
Bank of the Republic
There are many links and tools on this website including Payment System, Monetary Policy and Board of Directors.
Costa Rica
Central Bank of Costa Rica
This is a useful site but does not have an English option for non-Spanish speakers.
Ecuador
Central Bank of Ecuador
This website has many resource material but is available in Spanish only.
El Salvador
Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
This website lists interest rates and other useful topics.
Guatemala
Bank of Guatemala
This website has many subsections including bank Principal Laws, Research Documents and Monetary Policy.
Honduras
Central Bank of Honduras
This website is headed by a message from the President of the Bank. There are also Statistics and Background information available.
Mexico
Bank of Mexico
This website contains areas such as Monetary Policy and Banknotes and Coins.
Nicaragua
Central Bank of Nicaragua
This website is filled with useful information and research material.
Paraguay
Central Bank of Paraguay
Here you will find information about Paraguay's central bank - just make sure you can read Spanish as the website is not available in English.
Peru
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
This website is a great resource tool and even has working papers posted to the main page.
United States of America
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
This website has regularly updated posts and Recent Developments so that visitors can keep up to speed on what is going on.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
This website has many subsections including Banking, Markets, Research and Education.
Uruguay
Central Bank of Uruguay
This website has many useful research material including Latest Economic Indicators.
Venezuela
Central Bank of Venezuela
There are great features like Personal Services, Library, Press Room and more.
AFRICA
Algeria
Bank of Algeria
This website is not available in English is in French - it has topics such as Documents and Notes, Press Releases and more.
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
This website includes Latest News, Weekly Press Release and other related topics.
Botswana
Bank of Botswana
There are many Quick Links to subjects such as Monetary Policy Decision and Statistics on this site.
Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Bank of Central African States
This bank services all Central African States. It is in French but contains a good amount of links.
Egypt
Central Bank of Egypt
This website has features such as latest Exchange Rates and Current Higlights.
Ethiopia
National Bank of Ethiopia
This website is easy to navigate and has plenty of resource material.
The Gambia
Central Bank of the Gambia
This website is clearly explained and there are plenty of research topics.
Ghana
Bank of Ghana
This website is easy to use and there are features such as the Prime Rate.
Guyana
Bank of Guyana
This website shows the latest exchange rates and plenty of extra added features.
Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya
There are many subsections and topics on this site, including Key Financial Indicators, Weekly Bulletin and Treasury Bonds Prospectus.
Libya
Central Bank of Libya
This website contains plenty of useful information including News and Events, Foreign Exchange rates, and many more sections.
Malawi
Reserve Bank of Malawi
This website contains information such as Meeting Minutes and General Information.
Morocco
Bank of Morocco
This site contains many interesting links and is a good resource tool.
Mozambique
Bank of Mozambique
This website is not available in English, it is in Portuguese. It contains plenty of information such as Latest News and Press Releases.
Namibia
Bank of Namibia
Here you will be able to access topics such as Law and Regulations, Bank Operations and Public Education.
Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria
There are many subsections and extra features to this website and it is therefore a useful tool for Nigerian banking.
Rwanda
National Bank of Rwanda
This website is currently not working.
Sierra Leone
Bank of Sierra Leone
There are features such as Financial System, Debt Instruments and more on this site.
South Africa
South African Reserve Bank
This website is packed with useful research topics and latest news.
Sudan
Bank of Sudan
There are features such as High Sharia's Supervisory Board and Economic Indicators to this site.
Suriname
Central Bank of Suriname
This website is in Dutch but has many interesting and useful information points.
Swaziland
The Central Bank of Swaziland
This website provides useful tools and advice, with latest News and Events and plenty of other links.
Tanzania
Bank of Tanzania
This website contains helpful advice and research tools.
Tunisia
Central Bank of Tunisia
This website has a live stream of rates and Latest News.
Uganda
Bank of Uganda
This website is clearly laid out for visitor use, and explains the mission of this bank.
