Bank of Slovenia
Headquarters | Ljubljana |
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Established | 25 June 1991 |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
President | Boštjan Vasle |
Central bank of | Slovenia |
Reserves | 350 million USD[1] |
Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2007)1 |
Website | www.bsi.si |
1 The Bank of Slovenia still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. |
The Bank of Slovenia (Slovene: Banka Slovenije) is the Slovenian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Slovenia from 1991 to 2006, issuing the Slovenian tolar. Since 2014, it has also been Slovenia's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.[2]
Overview
[edit]Based in Ljubljana, it was established on 25 June 1991. It is a non-governmental independent institution, obliged to periodically present a report on its operation to the National Assembly of Slovenia. Its primary task is to take care of the stability of the domestic currency and to ensure the liquidity of payments within the country and with foreign countries. It also acts as the supervisor of the banking system.
The bank is headquartered in a prominent building in the center of Ljubljana, erected in 1920-1923 for the Ljubljana Credit Bank.[3]
Governors
[edit]- France Arhar (1991–2001)
- Mitja Gaspari (2001–2007)
- Marko Kranjec (2007–2013)
- Boštjan Jazbec (2013–2018)
- Boštjan Vasle (since 2019)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
- ^ "National supervisors". ECB Banking Supervision.
- ^ "The Banka Slovenije building". Banka Slovenije.
External links
[edit]- (in Slovene and English) Bank of Slovenia official site
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Media related to Bank of Slovenia at Wikimedia Commons 46°3′10.44″N 14°30′12.59″E / 46.0529000°N 14.5034972°E
(Members of the Eurosystem)
- National Bank of Belgium
- Croatian National Bank
- Central Bank of Cyprus
- Deutsche Bundesbank
- Bank of Estonia
- Bank of Finland
- Banque de France
- Bank of Greece
- Central Bank of Ireland
- Bank of Italy
- Bank of Latvia
- Bank of Lithuania
- Central Bank of Luxembourg
- Central Bank of Malta
- De Nederlandsche Bank
- Oesterreichische Nationalbank
- Banco de Portugal
- National Bank of Slovakia
- Bank of Slovenia
- Bank of Spain
EU institutions
Kingdom
- Barclays
- Citibank Europe (USA)
- HSBC Bank
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, London Branch (USA)
- Lloyds Bank
- MUFG Bank (JPN)
- NatWest
- Wells Fargo (USA)
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