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The World Bank Group - Europe and Central Asia

Provides news and events and in-depth analysis with a regional overview, country briefs, data and statistics, publications, development topics, initiatives, projects and programs.

www.worldbank.org

 

Turkey - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

History, structure, governing law, and financial and statistical data delivery system.

www.tcmb.gov.tr

 

Israel - Bank of Israel

Semi-annual inflation reports, government bond auctions, and announcements relating to banking supervision.

www.bankisrael.gov.il

 

Russia - Bank of Russia

History, balance sheet, press notices, and data release calendar.

www.cbr.ru

 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington D.C.

www.federalreserve.gov

 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Fosters economic growth through international monetary cooperation and temporary financial assistance.

www.imf.org

 

Brazil - Central Bank of Brasil

Inflation reports, regulations, economic and statistical information, payment system, and history.

www.bcb.gov.br

 

India - Reserve Bank of India

Information about monetary policy and operations, issues of government securities, financial and economic statistics, and the RBI museum.

www.rbi.org.in

 

Colombia - Bank of the Repubic

History, economic statistics, inflation and exchange rate reports, banking operations and regulations, and gold museum.

www.banrep.gov.co

 

Canada - Bank of Canada

Press notices, economic information, explanation of inflation target and market operations, careers and economic research.

www.bankofcanada.ca

 

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China - State Administration of Foreign Exchange

Press notices from mainland China's FX management agent.

www.safe.gov.cn

 

Chile - Central Bank of Chile

Origin and history and policy objectives.

www.bcentral.cl

 

European Central Bank

Activities, composition and members of the ECB. Archives of press statements and links to Job Opportunities.

www.ecb.int

 

Serbia - National Bank of Serbia

Formerly the National Bank of Yugoslavia, site has history and organization, regulations, monetary policy, the banking system, and how to form a bank.

www.nbs.yu

 

Romania - National Bank of Romania

Museum, economic and financial statistics, press releases, banking licences and regulations.

www.bnro.ro

 

Poland - National Bank of Poland

Structure, governing legislation, economic statistics, and a list of banks in Poland.

www.nbp.pl

 

Mexico - Bank of Mexico

Monetary and exchange-rate policies, numismatic information and quarterly inflation reports.

www.banxico.org.mx

 

Thailand - Central Bank of Thailand

Decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee, guide to financial investment in Thailand, debt issuance announcements, payment systems, banknotes, and details of assistance to priority economic sectors.

www.bot.or.th

 

Japan - Bank of Japan

Monetary policy meetings and minutes, speeches, research papers, statistical releases, quarterly bulletin, and sources of changes in account balances at the BoJ.

www.boj.or.jp

 

Argentina - Central Bank of the Argentine Republic

Mission statement, and list of financial institutions.

www.bcra.gov.ar

 

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Venezuela - Banco Central de Venezuela

Has some press releases and financial statements in English, and more content in Spanish.

www.bcv.org.ve

 

Czech National Bank

Legal function, monetary policy, banking supervision, payment systems, and economic and financial statistics.

www.cnb.cz

 

Malaysia - Bank Negara Malaysia

Exchange controls, national data summary, press notices and a summary of Malaysian financial system.

www.bnm.gov.my

 

United Kingdom - Bank of England

The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Site has publications including the semi-annual Practical Issues Arising From the Euro, minutes of monthly monetary-policy meetings, weekly Bank Return, and other press releases.

www.bankofengland.co.uk

 

Spain - Bank of Spain

Translations of Spanish regulations concerning the Banco de Espa?a and other financial institutions, and translations into Spanish of various ECB announcements.

www.bde.es

 

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Coordinates regulations in the fields of financial services to promote international financial stability. Publications available include a compendium of documents of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

www.bis.org

 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Workings of its currency board, banking policy and supervision, debt market developments, HIBOR fixings and press releases.

www.info.gov.hk/hkma

 

Singapore - Monetary Authority of Singapore

Directory of financial institutions, statutes and regulations, the "data room" of monetary information, and a licensing guide.

www.mas.gov.sg

 

Ukraine - National Bank of Ukraine

Law, financial statements, spheres of activity, and pictures of the banknotes.

www.bank.gov.ua

 

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Eighth Federal Reserve, which comprises Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Banking and economic information.

www.stlouisfed.org

 

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Taiwan - Central Bank of China

FX statistics, financial institutions, government bond and treasury bill auctions (excel format), monetary policy announcements, and information about new banknotes and coins.

www.cbc.gov.tw

 

Germany - Deutsche Bundesbank

In former years continental Europe's de facto central bank was affectionately known as the 'Buba', but most of its functions have now tranferred to the ECB. Site has information on German economic data, banking supervision, and the Bundesbank's Monthly Report.

www.bundesbank.de/index.en.php

 

Hungary - National Bank of Hungary

Financial information including the history of the composition of the currency basket and its relationship to the forint, economic statistics, and legislative information.

www.mnb.hu

 

Indonesia - Bank Indonesia

Press releases, regulations including exchange controls, and monetary, economic and banking indicators.

www.bi.go.id

 

Australia - Reserve Bank of Australia

Monetary policy statements, economic statistics, description of the payment system, information on banknotes, and other publications and research.

www.rba.gov.au

 

Iraq - Central Bank of Iraq

Includes information on the daily dollar auctions, the governor, and the rebuilding of Iraq's financial architecture.

www.cbiraq.org

 

Croatian National Bank

List of banks, policy tools, regulations and legislation, economic and financial statistics, and information on coins and banknotes.

www.hnb.hr

 

Peru - Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Monetary operations, periodic and special reports, and facts about the BCRP.

www.bcrp.gob.pe

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Second Federal Reserve District, which comprises New York and most of New Jersey. Primus inter pares among the regional federal reserves because of its activities in the wholesale market.

www.ny.frb.org

 

Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia

Annual Report, monetary and macroeconomic information, banking information, legislation and the Museum of Coins and Medals.

www.nbs.sk

 

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Lithuania - Bank of Lithuania

Publications, balance sheets of credit institutions, banknotes, and an explanation of the change in the currency peg from USD to EUR at the start of February 2002.

www.lb.lt

 

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency

Currency museum, stock quotations and press releases.

www.sama.gov.sa

 

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Twelfth Federal Reserve District, which comprises Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Economic, banking and consumer information.

www.frbsf.org

 

Morocco - Bank Al-Maghrib

Annual report and monetary statistics.

www.bkam.ma

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Third Federal Reserve District, which comprises eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Economic and banking information.

www.phil.frb.org

 

Egypt - Central Bank of Egypt

Current FX rates, history of Egyptian money, and the latest annual report and quarterly economic review.

www.cbe.org.eg

 

Finland - Bank of Finland

Also known as Suomen Pankki, with information on the Finnish economy and banking supervision.

www.bof.fi

 

Philippines - Central Bank of the Philippines

Objectives, functions, calendar of economic releases, and an list of answers to FAQ about the peso's depreciation.

www.bsp.gov.ph

 

France - Banque de France

Includes translations of some of the ECB's publications, the Digest of the Banque de France Bulletin, and the weekly return of the Banque de France.

www.banque-france.fr

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Ninth Federal Reserve District, which comprises Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Economic, banking, consumer and agricultural information.

minneapolisfed.org

 

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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

One of twelve regional reserve banks in the Federal Reserve System, serving Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico.

www.dallasfed.org

 

Tunisia - Central Bank of Tunisia

Currency museum, history of credit ratings, and steps towards full convertibility of the currency.

www.bct.gov.tn

 

South Korea - Bank of Korea

Economic releases, FX system, chemical composition of coins, and a brief history of the Korean financial system.

www.bok.or.kr

 

Portugal - Bank of Portugal

Various bilingual monographs, including one on the history of the escudo. More content in Portugese.

www.bportugal.pt

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Seventh Federal Reserve District, which comprises Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and most of Illinois. Economic, banking and historical information.

www.chicagofed.org

 

Greece - Bank of Greece

Statistical data, and information about Greek government bonds.

www.bankofgreece.gr

 

New Zealand - Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Monetary policy, statistics, the banking system and New Zealand's unusual method of supervision, payment systems, RBNZ research papers and about the new series of polymer banknotes.

www.rbnz.govt.nz

 

Norway - Norges Bank

Press releases on monetary policy and related matters, and a detailed section on the Government Petroleum Fund, managed by a separate unit within Norges Bank called Norges Bank Investment Management.

www.norges-bank.no

 

Pakistan - State Bank of Pakistan

IMF agreements, operation of monetary policy, Act and Charter.

www.sbp.org.pk

 

Slovenia - Bank of Slovenia

Monthly bulletin, interest rates, current and former FX regimes, and a list of domestic and EU banks in Slovenia.

www.bsi.si

 

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Latvia - Bank of Latvia

About the bank, its monetary policy, payment systems, laws, a history of Latvian money and balance sheets of credit institutions.

www.bank.lv

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Sixth Federal Reserve District, which comprises Alabama, Florida, Georgia, parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Economic and consumer information.

www.frbatlanta.org

 

Nigeria - Central Bank of Nigeria

Includes a history of Nigerian monetary policy and of Nigeria's foreign exchange market, press releases, and statistics on government finances and on the economy.

www.cenbank.org

 

Netherlands - De Nederlandsche Bank

Information on banking supervision and related matters, as well as translations of ECB announcements.

www.dnb.nl

 

Bulgarian National Bank

List of banks, money-supply statistics, and legal framework.

www.bnb.bg

 

Cyprus - Central Bank of Cyprus

History, monetary policy framework, international business incentives, notes and coins, information on government securities.

www.centralbank.gov.cy

 

Austria - ?sterreichische Nationalbank

The OeNB's financial stability report, publications relating to banking regulation and to financial stability, with more content in German.

www.oenb.at

 

Guatemala - Bank of Guatemala

Economic information and statistics and contact information.

www.banguat.gob.gt

 

Italy - Bank of Italy

With Italian statistics and translations of the main ECB announcements.

www.bancaditalia.it

 

Belgium - National Bank of Belgium

Central bank of Belgium (member of the Eurosystem). Features key figures of the Belgian economy, information about the euro, a wide range of economic, financial and statistical data and publications, and other products and services.

www.nbb.be

 

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China - People's Bank of China

Speeches, statistics, rules and regulations for and supervision of financial institutions.

www.pbc.gov.cn/english

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

First Federal Reserve District, which comprises Connecticut (except Fairfield County), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Economic and banking information.

www.bos.frb.org

 

Cuba - Banco Central de Cuba

Comments on monetary policy, on bank supervision, and on the BCC's moves towards a gross real-time settlement system.

www.bc.gov.cu

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Fourth Federal Reserve, which comprises Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia. Banking and economic information.

www.clevelandfed.org

 

Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

With information about the currency, the bank, and governing legislation.

www.cbi.ir

 

Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)

Central Bank of Benin, Burkina Faso, C?te d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.

www.bceao.int

 

Denmark - Nationalbank

Explanation of monetary policy, the discount rate and CIBOR, notes and coins, bank, mortgage and capital-market statistics, and information on government debt.

www.nationalbanken.dk

 

Nicaragua - Banco Central de Nicaragua

With annual reports and bulletins of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, statistics, and economic indicators. Current information in Spanish, most documents available in English.

www.bcn.gob.ni

 

Northern Cyprus - Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of No...

Includes some of the main banking regulations and a list of banks.

www.kktcmb.trnc.net

 

Belarus - National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Background, monetary policy guidelines, and list of banks (both open and closed).

www.nbrb.by

 

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Nepal Rastra Bank

Quarterly economic bulletin, basic economic indicators, information about the rural self-reliance fund and a history of Nepalese capital markets.

www.nrb.org.np

 

Federal Reserve Education

Instructional information about the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education.

www.federalreserveeducation.org

 

Armenia - Central Bank of Armenia

About Armenia and the Central Bank, list of financial institutions, and money-supply statistics.

www.cba.am

 

Libya - Central Bank of Libya

The monetary authority in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Includes some recent laws, a brief history, and more content in Arabic.

www.cbl-ly.com

 

Qatar Central Bank

Structure, law and descriptions of banks.

www.qcb.gov.qa

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Tenth Federal Reserve District, which comprises Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Economic and banking information, especially about rural America.

www.kansascityfed.org

 

Malta - Central Bank of Malta

Banking directives, dealing prices of Treasury Bills and government securities, money-market reports and press releases.

www.centralbankmalta.com

 

Kuwait - Central Bank of Kuwait

Purpose, exchange-rate policy, and monetary statistics.

www.cbk.gov.kw

 

Palestinian Monetary Authority

List of banks, statistical bulletins, and information about the intended future issuance of a Palestinian monetary unit.

www.pma-palestine.org

 

Bank for International Settlement: Central Bank Websites

Gives links for central banks sites alphabetically by country.

www.bis.org/cbanks.htm

 

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South African Reserve Bank

Bank supervision acts and regulations, money-market operations, statement of policy on forward FX trading, press releases, monetary-policy statements, and about the South African Reserve Bank College.

www.reservebank.co.za

 

Sudan - Bank of Sudan

Economic indicators, spot FX, annual reports and contact details.

www.bankofsudan.org

 

Sweden - Riksbank

Economic and financial data for Sweden, FX reserves, and information on government debt.

www.riksbank.com

 

Bahrain Monetary Agency

List of financial institutions, rules and regulations, money and banking statistics, annual report and quarterly bulletin.

www.bma.gov.bh

 

Iceland - Central Bank of Iceland

Official reserves, report on inflation target, annual reports, the 2001 Act of the Central Bank of Iceland, and historical data for REIBID and REIBOR.

www.sedlabanki.is

 

Moldova - National Bank of Moldova

Summary of the workings of the domestic debt market.

www.bnm.org

 

Ireland - Central Bank of Ireland

Responsible for the supervision of most financial institutions in Ireland including banks, building societies and a broad range of non-bank firms, exchanges and collective investment schemes.

www.centralbank.ie

 

Lebanon - Central Bank of Lebanon

Economic and financial data, exchange and payments systems, the history of the Lebanese pound, and information on the banking and financial sectors.

www.bdl.gov.lb

 

Barbados - Central Bank of Barbados

About the bank, Barbados links, and monetary policy.

www.centralbank.org.bb

 

Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica

Statistical digest, quarterly monetary policy report, and balance sheet.

www.boj.org.jm

 

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