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Bank of Eritrea
Headquarters	Asmara, Maekel, Eritrea
Established	1914
Governor	Kibreab Woldemariam (acting)^[1]
Central Bank of	Eritrea
Currency	Eritrean Nakfa
ISO 4217 Code	ERN

The Bank of Eritrea is the central bank of Eritrea. The bank is located in Asmara, the capital. The central bank is interested in encouraging foreign investment and in importing capital goods such as industrial machinery and agricultural equipment.^[1] The Central Bank of Eritrea, though a government entity, is independent from the Ministry of Finance; its governor and policy committee formulate and implement policy with input from the Ministry of Finance. All though travellers are permitted to bring foreign currency into the country, all transactions are to be made in Nakfa.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Eritrea: Entering a New Phase". http://classified.japantimes.com/ads/pdfs/20090518-panorama-eritrea.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
^ Ministry of Information. "Legal Notice 101/2005". Press release. http://www.shabait.com/cgi-bin/articles-new/exec/view.cgi?archive=5&num=2839. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

Central banks

Global

Bank for International Settlements · Financial Stability Board · Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

By continent

Africa	Central Bank of West African States · Bank of Central African States · Bank of Algeria · Central Bank of Angola · Bank of Botswana · Bank of the Republic of Burundi · Bank of Cape Verde · Central Bank of the Comoros · Central Bank of the Congo · Central Bank of Djibouti · Central Bank of Egypt · Bank of Eritrea · National Bank of Ethiopia · Central Bank of The Gambia · Bank of Ghana · Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea · Central Bank of Kenya · Central Bank of Lesotho · Central Bank of Liberia · Central Bank of Libya · Bank Al-Maghrib (Morocco) · Bank of Namibia · Central Bank of Nigeria · South African Reserve Bank · Bank of Tanzania · Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

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Asia	Central Bank of Bahrain · Bangladesh Bank · Brunei Currency and Monetary Board · People's Bank of China · Reserve Bank of India · Central Bank of Iran · Central Bank of Iraq · Bank of Israel · Bank Indonesia · Bank of Japan · National Bank of Kazakhstan · National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic · Bank of Korea · Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Central Bank of Kuwait · Banque du Liban · Central Bank of Malaysia · Bank of Mongolia · Central Bank of Oman · State Bank of Pakistan · Central Bank of the Philippines · Qatar Central Bank · Monetary Authority of Singapore · Central Bank of Syria · Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) · Bank of Thailand · Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates · Central Bank of Uzbekistan · State Bank of Vietnam · Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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Policies and implementation

Policies	Expansionary monetary policy · Contractionary monetary policy · Capital requirement

Implementation	Open market operations · Capital control · Discount rate · Money creation · Interest rates · Sovereign wealth fund

Bretton Woods system

World Bank · International Monetary Fund · International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · International Finance Corporation · International Development Association · Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency · International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

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