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Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank  www.centralbank.gov.af With legal and other information about Afghanistan's central bank.

Albania - Bank of Albania  www.bankofalbania.org Minutes of the meetings of the Supervisory Council.

Andorra - Institut Nacional Andorrà de Finances  www.inaf.ad With information on the Andorran financial system in English, Spanish, French and Catalan.

Argentina - Central Bank of the Argentine Republic  www.bcra.gov.ar Mission statement, and list of financial institutions.

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

Aruba - Central Bank of Aruba  www.cbaruba.org History, legislation and decrees, and economic statistics.

Australia - Reserve Bank of Australia  www.rba.gov.au Monetary policy statements, economic statistics, description of the payment system, information on banknotes, and other publications and research.

Azerbaijan - National Bank of Azerbaijan Republic  www.nba.az History of policy rates and T-bill issuance, spot FX rates, the bank's internal structure, and addresses of regional offices.

Bahamas - Central Bank of The Bahamas  www.centralbankbahamas.com Brief summary of monetary policy, foreign exchange regime and regulatory environment.

Bahrain Monetary Agency  www.bma.gov.bh List of financial institutions, rules and regulations, money and banking statistics, annual report and quarterly bulletin.

Bangladesh Bank  www.bangladesh-bank.org Also known as the "Central Bank of Bangladesh". About the financial system, the convertibility of Taka, and economic and statistical data about the economy.

Barbados - Central Bank of Barbados  www.centralbank.org.bb About the bank, Barbados links, and monetary policy.

Belarus - National Bank of the Republic of Belarus  www.nbrb.by Background, monetary policy guidelines, and list of banks (both open and closed).

Belize - Central Bank of Belize  www.centralbank.org.bz About the bank's mission and organizational structure, and some economic information.

Bermuda Monetary Authority  www.bma.bm List of institutions, links, collectors notes and coins; about Bermuda, and how to form a Bermudan entity.

Bhutan - Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan  www.rma.org.bt Describes the RMA's legal status, roles, and has the text of relevant laws.

Bosnia - Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina  www.cbbh.ba Legislative structure, history, directories of banks and other associations, notes and coins, and statistical reports.

Botswana - Bank of Botswana  www.bankofbotswana.bw Legislation, speeches, a list of financial institutions, and information on Pula-denominated government bonds.

Brazil - Central Bank of Brasil  www.bcb.gov.br Inflation reports, regulations, economic and statistical information, payment system, and history.

Brunei Currency Board  www.finance.gov.bn/bcb/bcb_index.htm History, legislation, and currency statistics.

Bulgarian National Bank  www.bnb.bg List of banks, money-supply statistics, and legal framework.

Canada - Bank of Canada  www.bankofcanada.ca Press notices, economic information, explanation of inflation target and market operations, careers and economic research.

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority  www.cimoney.com.ky Investment services, requirements for creating a bank or insurance company, history of the currency (including the monetary divorce from Jamaica), and economic statistics.

Chile - Central Bank of Chile  www.bcentral.cl Origin and history and policy objectives.

China - People's Bank of China  www.pbc.gov.cn/english Speeches, statistics, rules and regulations for and supervision of financial institutions.

China - State Administration of Foreign Exchange  www.safe.gov.cn Press notices from mainland China's FX management agent.

Colombia - Bank of the Republic  www.banrep.gov.co History, economic statistics, inflation and exchange rate reports, banking operations and regulations, and gold museum.

Croatian National Bank  www.hnb.hr List of banks, policy tools, regulations and legislation, economic and financial statistics, and information on coins and banknotes.

Cuba - Banco Central de Cuba  www.bc.gov.cu Comments on monetary policy, on bank supervision, and on the BCC's moves towards a gross real-time settlement system.

Czech National Bank  www.cnb.cz Legal function, monetary policy, banking supervision, payment systems, and economic and financial statistics.

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

East Timor - Banking and Payments Authority of Timor-Leste  www.bancocentral.tl Includes the balance sheet of the Autoridade Bancária e de Pagamentos de Timor-Leste.

Egypt - Central Bank of Egypt  www.cbe.org.eg Current FX rates, history of Egyptian money, and the latest annual report and quarterly economic review.

El Salvador - Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador  www.bcr.gob.sv Structure of the financial system, monthly statistical bulletin, and mission statement.

Estonia - Bank of Estonia  www.bankofestonia.info Daily FX fixings, monetary policy framework, Estonian banking system, Estonian banknotes and coins, and papers on the EU accession process.

Ethiopia - National Bank of Ethiopia  www.nbe.gov.et History of financial Institutions in Ethiopia; about the Ethiopian Institute of Banking and Insurance (EIBI); and results of weekly auctions of foreign exchange.

Faroe Islands - Governmental Bank of the Faroe Islands  landsbank.fo Accounts, external reserves, and information about the Faroe Islands economy.

Fiji - Reserve Bank of Fiji  www.reservebank.gov.fj Working papers, regulatory framework, currency collectables, and a webcam giving the best view from any central bank.

Gambia - Central Bank of The Gambia  www.cbg.gm With information on foreign exchange, government securities, and the structure of the financial system.

Georgia - National Bank of Georgia  www.nbg.gov.ge Monetary policy and FX regime, acution details, the payment system, and restrictions on the export of currency.

Ghana - Bank of Ghana  www.bog.gov.gh History of the bank and contact information.

Guatemala - Bank of Guatemala  www.banguat.gob.gt Economic information and statistics and contact information.

Guyana - Bank of Guyana  www.bankofguyana.org.gy Banking, financial-sector and economic statistics, legal tender, legal and regulatory framework, press releases and contact information.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority  www.info.gov.hk/hkma Workings of its currency board, banking policy and supervision, debt market developments, HIBOR fixings and press releases.

Hungary - National Bank of Hungary  www.mnb.hu Financial information including the history of the composition of the currency basket and its relationship to the forint, economic statistics, and legislative information.

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

India - Reserve Bank of India  www.rbi.org.in Information about monetary policy and operations, issues of government securities, financial and economic statistics, and the RBI museum.

Indonesia - Bank Indonesia  www.bi.go.id Press releases, regulations including exchange controls, and monetary, economic and banking indicators.

Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran  www.cbi.ir With information about the currency, the bank, and governing legislation.

Israel - Bank of Israel  www.bankisrael.gov.il Semi-annual inflation reports, government bond auctions, and announcements relating to banking supervision.

Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica  www.boj.org.jm Statistical digest, quarterly monetary policy report, and balance sheet.

Japan - Bank of Japan  www.boj.or.jp Monetary policy meetings and minutes, speeches, research papers, statistical releases, quarterly bulletin, and sources of changes in account balances at the BoJ.

Jordan - Central Bank of Jordan  www.cbj.gov.jo Law and organization structure.

Kazakhstan - National Bank of Kazakhstan  www.nationalbank.kz Brief explanation of monetary policy, banknotes and coins, and daily FX quotations.

Kenya - Central Bank of Kenya  www.centralbank.go.ke Includes a weekly bulletin describing financial conditions.

Kuwait - Central Bank of Kuwait  www.cbk.gov.kw Purpose, exchange-rate policy, and monetary statistics.

Kyrgyzstan - National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic  www.nbkr.kg Legal staus, foreign exchange laws and monetary policy.

Laos - Bank of the Lao P.D.R.  www.bol.gov.la Includes current FX prices and information on the currency and legislation.

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

Lebanon - Central Bank of Lebanon  www.bdl.gov.lb Economic and financial data, exchange and payments systems, the history of the Lebanese pound, and information on the banking and financial sectors.

Lesotho - Central Bank of Lesotho  www.centralbank.org.ls Rural finance and credit scheme, central bank acts and exchange control orders.

Liberia - Central Bank of Liberia  www.cbl.org.lr Includes information on the check-clearing system.

Libya - Central Bank of Libya  cbl.gov.ly The monetary authority in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Includes some recent laws, a brief history, and more content in Arabic.

Lithuania - Bank of Lithuania  www.lb.lt 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.

Macau - Monetary Authority of Macau  www.amcm.gov.mo History, goals, structure, regulatory orders for banking and insurance, economic statistics and a list of commemorative coins.

Macedonia - National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia  www.nbrm.gov.mk Monetary policy mechanism, payment system, and exchange-control rules.

Malawi - Reserve Bank of Malawi  www.rbm.mw The publications including the minutes of the MPC meetings.

Malaysia - Bank Negara Malaysia  www.bnm.gov.my Exchange controls, national data summary, press notices and a summary of Malaysian financial system.

Maldives Monetary Authority  www.mma.gov.mv Includes copies of the Quarterly Economic Bulletin.

Mauritius - Bank of Mauritius  bom.intnet.mu List of commercial banks and application forms for T-Bill purchases.

Mexico - Bank of Mexico  www.banxico.org.mx Monetary and exchange-rate policies, numismatic information and quarterly inflation reports.

Moldova - National Bank of Moldova  www.bnm.org Summary of the workings of the domestic debt market.

Mongolia - Bank of Mongolia  www.mongolbank.mn Monthly bulletins, banking law, monetary statistics, history and banknotes.

Morocco - Bank Al-Maghrib  www.bkam.ma Annual report and monetary statistics.

Mozambique - Bank of Mozambique  www.bancomoc.mz History, financial and credit statistics, and MAIBOR rates.

Namibia - Bank of Namibia  www.bon.com.na Balance sheet, payment system, exchange control rules, and announcements of auctions of government debt.

Nepal Rastra Bank  www.nrb.org.np Quarterly economic bulletin, basic economic indicators, information about the rural self-reliance fund and a history of Nepalese capital markets.

Netherlands Antilles - Central Bank Netherlands Antilles  www.centralbank.an Lists of financial institutions, rules applicable to them, quarterly bulletins and annual reports, and Dutch-language job vacancies.

New Zealand - Reserve Bank of New Zealand  www.rbnz.govt.nz 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.

Nicaragua - Banco Central de Nicaragua  www.bcn.gob.ni With annual reports and bulletins of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, statistics, and economic indicators. Current information in Spanish, most documents available in English.

Nigeria - Central Bank of Nigeria  www.cenbank.org 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.

Northern Cyprus - Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus  www.kktcmb.trnc.net Includes some of the main banking regulations and a list of banks.

Norway - Norges Bank  www.norges-bank.no 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.

Oman - Central Bank of Oman  www.cbo-oman.org About the bank and contact information, monthly and quarterly bulletins, and information about commemorative coins.

Pakistan - State Bank of Pakistan  www.sbp.org.pk IMF agreements, operation of monetary policy, Act and Charter.

Papua New Guinea - Bank of Papua New Guinea  www.bankpng.gov.pg Explanation of the objectives and implementation of monetary policy, the rules of exchange controls, and the operation of the government securities market.

Peru - Central Reserve Bank of Peru  www.bcrp.gob.pe Monetary operations, periodic and special reports, and facts about the BCRP.

Philippines - Central Bank of the Philippines  www.bsp.gov.ph Objectives, functions, calendar of economic releases, and a list of answers to FAQs about the peso's depreciation.

Poland - National Bank of Poland  www.nbp.pl Structure, governing legislation, economic statistics, and a list of banks in Poland.

Qatar Central Bank  www.qcb.gov.qa Structure, law and descriptions of banks.

Romania - National Bank of Romania  www.bnro.ro Museum, economic and financial statistics, press releases, banking licences and regulations.

Russia - Bank of Russia  www.cbr.ru History, balance sheet, press notices, and data release calendar.

Rwanda - National Bank of Rwanda  www.bnr.rw Information on bank supervision and monetary policy in English and French.

Samoa - Central Bank of Samoa  www.cbs.gov.ws Mission, annual reports and monetary surveys, and speeches.

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency  www.sama.gov.sa Currency museum, stock quotations and press releases.

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

Sierra Leone - Bank of Sierra Leone  www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org Includes banking guidelines for diamond exporters.

Singapore - Monetary Authority of Singapore  www.mas.gov.sg Directory of financial institutions, statutes and regulations, the "data room" of monetary information, and a licensing guide.

Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia  www.nbs.sk Annual Report, monetary and macroeconomic information, banking information, legislation and the Museum of Coins and Medals.

Solomon Islands - Central Bank of Solomon Islands  www.cbsi.com.sb Annual and quarterly reports, monthly economic bulletins, Currency collectibles, and tenders of Solomon Islands Government Treasury Bills.

Somaliland - Bank of Somaliland  www.somalilandgov.com/bank.htm Also known as Baanka Somaliland; site has a list of departments, branches and directors.

South African Reserve Bank  www.reservebank.co.za 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.

South Korea - Bank of Korea  www.bok.or.kr Economic releases, FX system, chemical composition of coins, and a brief history of the Korean financial system.

Sri Lanka - Central Bank of Sri Lanka  www.cbsl.lk Daily SLIBOR and exchange rates, monthly bulletin and prices at open market operations.

Sudan - Bank of Sudan  www.cbos.gov.sd Economic indicators, spot FX, annual reports and contact details.

Suriname - Centrale Bank van Suriname  www.cbvs.sr With pictures of items in the collection of The Numismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname.

Swaziland - Central Bank of Swaziland  www.centralbank.org.sz With an explanation of the central bank's mission, monetary surveys back to 1980, and bill tenders.

Sweden - Riksbanken  www.riksbank.com Economic and financial data for Sweden, FX reserves, and information on government debt.

Swiss National Bank  www.snb.ch General remarks on price stability and relevance of LIBOR to monetary policy, rules on monetary-policy repo tenders, schedule of forthcoming speeches, data and statistics.

Taiwan - Central Bank of China  www.cbc.gov.tw FX statistics, financial institutions, government bond and treasury bill auctions (excel format), monetary policy announcements, and information about new banknotes and coins.

Tajikistan - National Bank of Tajikistan  www.nbt.tj Banking and payments news in English, Russian and Tajik.

Tanzania - Bank of Tanzania  www.bot-tz.org Debt buyback information, list of registered banks and supervision regulations, payment system, bond bill auction details and application forms, and the Bank of Tanzania Training Institute.

Thailand - Central Bank of Thailand  www.bot.or.th 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.

Tonga - National Reserve Bank of Tonga  www.reservebank.to With information on the law, bank supervision, government bonds, currency and numismatics.

Trans-Dniester Republican Bank  www.cbpmr.net History and press releases.

Trinidad and Tobago - Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago  www.central-bank.org.tt Economic commentary and outlook, monetary statistics, and daily inter-bank interest rates.

Tunisia - Central Bank of Tunisia  www.bct.gov.tn Currency museum, history of credit ratings, and steps towards full convertibility of the currency.

Turkey - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey  www.tcmb.gov.tr History, structure, governing law, and financial and statistical data delivery system.

Uganda - Bank of Uganda  www.bou.or.ug Staff papers, annual reports, occasional reports on the state of the economy, and information about the BoU's various credit programmes.

Ukraine - National Bank of Ukraine  www.bank.gov.ua Law, financial statements, spheres of activity, and pictures of the banknotes.

United Arab Emirates - Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates  www.centralbank.ae Organisation, and brief comments on the state of the economy and the tools it uses.

United Kingdom - Bank of England  www.bankofengland.co.uk 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.

Vanuatu - Reserve Bank of Vanuatu  www.rbv.gov.vu Includes a brief history, pictures of commemorative coins and information about the regulation of financial services.

Venezuela - Banco Central de Venezuela  www.bcv.org.ve Has some press releases and financial statements in English, and more content in Spanish.

Yemen - Central Bank of Yemen  www.centralbank.gov.ye Function and structure, branches, pictures of currency, balance sheet and FX rates.

Zambia - Bank of Zambia  www.boz.zm Economic and financial data, BoZ publications and press releases.

Zimbabwe - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe  www.rbz.co.zw FX in and outflows, supervision and surveillance annual reports, and monthly audited accounts.