List of central banks - Definition and Overview

List of central banks

• Afghanistan – Da Afghanistan Bank
• Australia – Reserve Bank of Australia
• Austria – Österreichische Nationalbank (*)
• Brazil – Banco Central do Brasil
• Belgium – Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique (*)
• Canada – Bank of Canada
• Cuba – Banco de Cuba
• European Union – European Central Bank
• Finland – Bank of Finland (*)
• France – Banque de France (*)
• Germany – Deutsche Bundesbank (*)
• Greece – Bank of Greece (*)
• Iceland – Seðlabanki Íslands
• India – Reserve Bank of India
• Indonesia – Bank Indonesia
• Ireland – Banc Ceannais na hÉireann / Central Bank of Ireland (*)
• Israel – Bank of Israel
• Italy – Banca d'Italia (*)
• Japan – Bank of Japan
• Latvia – Latvijas Banka
• Luxembourg – Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (*)
• Macao – Monetary Authority of Macao
• Malaysia – Bank Negara Malaysia
• Mexico – Banco de México
• The Netherlands – De Nederlandsche Bank (*)
• New Zealand – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
• Norway – Norges Bank
• OECS – Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
• People's Republic of China – People's Bank of China
• Philippines – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Poland – Narodowy Bank Polski
• Portugal - Banco de Portugal
• Republic of China (on Taiwan) – The Central Bank of China
• Russia – Central Bank of the Russian Federation
• Singapore – Monetary Authority of Singapore
• South Africa – South African Reserve Bank
• South Korea – Bank of Korea
• Spain – Banco de España (*)
• Sweden – Sveriges Riksbank (*) – The world's oldest central bank.
• Thailand – Bank of Thailand
• Turkey – Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Merkez Bankası
• United Kingdom – Bank of England (*)
• United States of America – Federal Reserve System
• Vatican City – Vatican Bank

(*) Members of the European System of Central Banks, together with the Central Banks of the other EU countries.

Also should be noted:

• World Bank group – In a sense, the central investment bank of the world (long term loans).
• International Monetary Fund – Lender of last resort to countries short of liquidity (short term loans)
• Bank for International Settlements – an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks. http://www.bis.org/index.htm