Central Bank of Brazil

Brazilian Central Bank is Brazil's highest monetary authority in, and the country's governing body in, finance and economics. It was established on December 31, 1964. The Central Bank is linked with the Ministry of Finance. Like other central bank...

People's Bank of China

The People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China. The People's Bank of China has more financial assets than any other s...

Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai i...

Central Bank of the Russian Federation

The Central Bank of The Russian Federation's functions are described in the Russian constitution (Article 75) and in the special Federal law. According to the constitution, the Bank of Russia is an independent entity, with the primary responsibili...

Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called Nichigin for short.The Bank of Japan is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, on the site of a former gold mint (the Kinza) and, not coincidentally, near the famous Ginza distr...

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is the central bank of New Zealand and is constituted under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989. The Governor of the Reserve Bank is responsible for New Zealand's currency and operating monetary policy. Employe...

Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada (in French: Banque du Canada) is Canada's central bank. It was created by the Bank of Canada Act of 1934, to "promote the economic and financial well-being of Canada." It is the sole issuer of banknotes in Canada, and the centra...

Reserve Bank of Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on 14 January 1960 as Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank to it. The Bank has the re...

Swiss National Bank

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is the central bank of Switzerland. It is responsible for Swiss monetary policy and for issuing Swiss franc banknotes. The SNB is an Aktiengesellschaft under special regulations. About 55% of its shares are owned by p...

Bank of England

The Bank of England is, despite its name, the central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. It was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and to ...

Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created in 1913 by the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely as a response to a series of financial panics or bank runs, particularly a severe panic in 1...

European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) is one of the world's most important central banks, responsible for monetary policy covering the 19 member States of the Eurozone. It was established by the European Union (EU) in 1998 with its headquarters in Frank...