National Bank of Slovakia
Národná banka Slovenska (Slovak) |
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| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Established | January 1, 1993 |
| President | Ivan Šramko |
| Central Bank of | Slovakia |
| Website | www.nbs.sk |
| Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2009)1 |
| 1Národná banka Slovenska still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. |
National Bank of Slovakia (Slovak: Národná banka Slovenska, NBS), is the central bank of Slovakia, which is a member of the European Union and the European System of Central Banks. Since 1 January 2009, it has also been a member of Eurosystem.
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It is an independent institution, whose basic goal is to hold price stability. It was created on January 1, 1993.
Authorised by the Slovak Government, the Bank represents Slovakia in international financial institutions and in international money market transactions related to monetary policy performance.
The supreme governing body of the National Bank of Slovakia is the Bank Board, which formulates monetary policy, applies appropriate instruments, and rules on monetary measures. It is composed of the Governor and two Vice-Governors, who are appointed and dismissed by the President of Slovakia and other eight members, who are appointed and dismissed by the Slovak government following the proposal of the Governor. As many as three members of the Bank Board are not required to be in a working relationship with the NBS.
Since January 1, 2005 the head of the National Bank of Slovakia has been Mr. Ivan Šramko. He was appointed the Governor by the President of Slovakia on January 1, 2005.
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The headquarters office building of the National Bank of Slovakia was opened on May 23, 2002 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. At a height of 111.6 metres and with 33 floors it is one of the highest buildings in Bratislava. It has 9 regional branches and it is superior to all the banks in Slovakia.
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