- Albania - Bank of Albania - Site includes minutes of the meetings of the Supervisory Council.
www.bankofalbania.org
- Argentina - Central Bank of the Argentine Republic - Mission statement, and list of financial institutions.
www.bcra.gov.ar
- Armenia - Central Bank of Armenia - About Armenia and the Central Bank, list of financial institutions, and money-supply statistics.
www.cba.am
- Aruba - Central Bank of Aruba - History, legislation and decrees, and economic statistics.
www.cbaruba.org
- 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
- Azerbaijan - National Bank of Azerbaijan Republic - History of policy rates and T-bill issuance, spot FX rates, the bank's internal stucture, and addresses of regional offices.
www.nba.az/eng
- Bahamas - Central Bank of the Bahamas - Brief summary of monetary policy, foreign exchange regime and regulatory environment.
www.centralbankbahamas.com
- Bahrain Monetary Agency - List of financial institutions, rules and regulations, money and banking statistics, annual report and quarterly bulletin.
www.bma.gov.bh
- Bangladesh Bank - Also known as the "Central Bank of Bangladesh". About the financial system, the convertibility of Taka, and economic and statistical data about the economy.
www.bangladesh-bank.org
- Barbados - Central Bank of Barbados - About the bank, Barbados links, and monetary policy.
www.centralbank.org.bb
- Belarus - National Bank of the Republic of Belarus - Background, monetary policy guidelines, and list of banks (both open and closed).
www.nbrb.by
- Bermuda Monetary Authority - List of institutions, links, collectors notes and coins; about Bermuda, and how to form a Bermudan entity.
www.bma.bm
- Bosnia - Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Legislative structure, history, directories of banks and other associations, notes and coins, and statistical reports.
www.cbbh.gov.ba
- Botswana - Bank of Botswana - Legislation, speeches, and list of financial institutions.
bankofbotswana.bw
- Brazil - Central Bank of Brasil - Inflation reports, regulations, economic and statistical information, payment system, and history.
www.bcb.gov.br
- Brunei Currency Board - History, legislation, and currency statistics.
www.finance.gov.bn/bcb/bcb_index.htm
- Bulgarian National Bank - List of banks, money-supply statistics, and legal framework.
www.bnb.bg
- Canada - Bank of Canada - Press notices, economic information, explanation of inflation target and market operations, careers and economic research.
www.bankofcanada.ca
- Cayman Islands Monetary Authority - Investment services, requirements for creating a bank or insurance company, history of the currency (including the monetary divorce from Jamaica), and economic statistics.
www.cimoney.com.ky
- Central Bank of Jordan - Law and organization structure.
www.cbj.gov.jo
- 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
- Chile - Central Bank of Chile - Origin and history and policy objectives.
www.bcentral.cl
- China - People's Bank of China - Speeches, statistics, rules and regulations for and supervision of financial institutions.
www.pbc.gov.cn/english
- Colombia - Bank of the Repubic - History, economic statistics, inflation and exchange rate reports, banking operations and regulations, and gold museum.
www.banrep.gov.co
- Croatian National Bank - List of banks, policy tools, regulations and legislation, economic and financial statistics, and information on coins and banknotes.
www.hnb.hr/eindex.htm
- Cyprus - Central Bank of Cyprus - History, monetary policy framework, international business incentives, notes and coins, information on government securities.
www.centralbank.gov.cy
- Czech National Bank - Legal function, monetary policy, banking supervision, payment systems, and economic and financial statistics.
www.cnb.cz
- 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
- 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
- El Salvador - Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador - Structure of the financial system, monthly statistical bulletin, and mission statement.
www.bcr.gob.sv
- Estonia - Bank of Estonia - Daily FX fixings, monetary policy framework, Estonian banking system, Estonian banknotes and coins, and papers on the EU accession process.
www.ee/epbe
- Ethiopia - National Bank of Ethiopia - History of financial Institutions in Ethiopia; about the Ethiopian Institute of Banking and Insurance (EIBI); and results of weekly auctions of foreign exchange.
www.telecom.net.et/~nbe
- Faroe Islands - Governmental Bank of the Faroe Islands - Accounts, external reserves, and information about the Faroe Islands economy.
landsbank.fo
- Fiji - Reserve Bank of Fiji - Working papers, regulatory framework, currency collectables, and a webcam giving the best view from any central bank.
www.reservebank.gov.fj
- Georgia - National Bank of Georgia - Monetary policy and FX regime, acution details, the payment system, and restrictions on the export of currency.
www.nbg.gov.ge
- Ghana - Bank of Ghana - History of the bank and contact information.
www.bog.gov.gh
- Guatemala - Bank of Guatemala - Economic information and statistics and contact information.
www.banguat.gob.gt
- Guyana - Bank of Guyana - Banking, financial-sector and economic statistics, legal tender, legal and regulatory framework, press releases and contact information.
www.bankofguyana.org.gy
- 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
- 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
- Iceland - Central Bank of Iceland - Official reserves, report on inflation target, annual reports, and 2001 Act of the Central Bank of Iceland.
www.sedlabanki.is
- 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
- Indonesia - Bank Indonesia - Press releases, regulations including exchange controls, and monetary, economic and banking indicators.
www.bi.go.id
- Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran - With information about the currency, the bank, and governing legislation.
www.cbi.ir/about
- Israel - Bank of Israel - Semi-annual inflation reports, government bond auctions, and announcements relating to banking supervision.
www.bankisrael.gov.il
- Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica - Statistical digest, quarterly monetary policy report, and balance sheet.
www.boj.org.jm
- 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
- Kazakhstan - National Bank of Kazakhstan - Brief explanation of monetary policy, banknotes and coins, and daily FX quotations.
www.nationalbank.kz
- Kenya - Central Bank of Kenya - Profiles of chief officers of the bank, the bank's mission, bill and bond information, and annual reports and monetary policy statements.
www.centralbank.go.ke
- Kuwait - Central Bank of Kuwait - Purpose, exchange-rate policy, and monetary statistics.
www.cbk.gov.kw
- Kyrgyzstan - National bank of Kyrgyz Republic - Legal staus, foreign exchange laws and monetary policy.
www.nbkr.kg/web/interfeis.builder_frame?language=ENG
- 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
- 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
- Lesotho - Central Bank of Lesotho - Rural finance and credit scheme, central bank acts and exchange control orders.
www.centralbank.org.ls
- 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.lbank.lt
- Macau - Monetary Authority of Macau - History, goals, structure, regulatory orders for banking and insurance, economic statistics and a list of commemorative coins.
www.amcm.gov.mo
- Macedonia - National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia - Monetary policy mechanism, payment system, and exchamge-control rules.
www.nbrm.gov.mk
- Malawi - Reserve Bank of Malawi - Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee, mission statement and research papers.
www.rbm.malawi.net
- Malaysia - Bank Negara Malaysia - Exchange controls, national data summary, press notices and a summary of Malaysian financial system.
www.bnm.gov.my
- Maldives Monetary Authority - Contact email address.
www.mma.gov.mv
- Malta - Central Bank of Malta - Banking directives, dealing prices of Treasury Bills and government securities, money-market reports and press releases.
www.centralbankmalta.com
- Mauritius - Bank of Mauritius - List of commercial banks and application forms for T-Bill purchases.
bom.intnet.mu
- Mexico - Bank of Mexico - Monetary and exchange-rate policies, numismatic information and quarterly inflation reports.
www.banxico.org.mx
- Moldova - National Bank of Moldova - Summary of the workings of the domestic debt market.
www.bnm.org
- Mongolia - Bank of Mongolia - Monthly bulletins, banking law, monetary statistics, history and banknotes.
www.mongolbank.mn
- Montenegro - Central Bank of Montenegro - Nearer a currency board, as it is in charge of a euroised monetary policy.
www.cb-mn.org
- Morocco - Bank Al-Maghrib - Annual report and monetary statistics.
www.bkam.ma
- Mozambique - Bank of Mozambique - History, financial and credit statistics, and MAIBOR rates.
www.bancomoc.mz
- Namibia - Bank of Namibia - Balance sheet, payment system, exchange control rules, and announcements of auctions of government debt.
www.bon.com.na
- 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
- Netherlands Antilles - Central Bank Netherlands Antilles - Lists of financial institutions, rules applicable to them, quarterly bulletins and annual reports, and Dutch-language job vacancies.
www.centralbank.an
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Oman - Central Bank of Oman - About the bank and contact information, monthly and quarterly bulletins, and information about commemorative coins.
www.cbo-oman.org
- Pakistan - State Bank of Pakistan - IMF agreements, operation of monetary policy, Act and Charter.
www.sbp.org.pk
- Palestinian Monetary Authority - List of banks, statistical bulletins, and information about the intended future issuance of a Palestinian monetary unit.
www.pma-palestine.org
- Papua New Guinea - Bank of Papua New Guinea - Explanation of the objectives and implementation of monetary policy, the rules of exchange controls, and the operation of the government securities market.
www.bankpng.gov.pg
- Peru - Central Reserve Bank of Peru - Monetary operations, periodic and special reports, and facts about the BCRP.
www.bcrp.gob.pe
- 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
- Poland - National Bank of Poland - Structure, governing legislation, economic statistics, and a list of banks in Poland.
www.nbp.pl
- Qatar Central Bank - Structure, law and descriptions of banks.
www.qcb.gov.qa
- Romania - National Bank of Romania - Museum, economic and financial statistics, press releases, banking licences and regulations.
www.bnro.ro
- Russia - Bank of Russia - History, balance sheet, press notices, and data release calendar.
www.cbr.ru
- Samoa - Central Bank of Samoa - Mission, annual reports and monetary surveys, and speeches.
www.cbs.gov.ws
- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency - Currency museum, stock quotations and press releases.
www.sama.gov.sa
- Seychelles - Central Bank of Seychelles - History, exchange rate system and peg weights, economic statistics, quarterly review and annual report.
www.cbs.sc
- Sierra Leone - Bank of Sierra Leone - Annual reports, and exchange control and diamond export regulations.
www.bankofsierraleone.com
- Singapore - Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore - Sole issuer of legal tender in Singapore; history, organization and achievements.
www.singaporecurrency.gov.sg
- 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
- Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia - Annual Report, monetary and macroeconomic information, banking information, legislation and the Museum of Coins and Medals.
www.nbs.sk
- Slovenia - Bank of Slovenia - Monthly bulletin, exchange rates, base rate and penalty rate, acts on banknotes, acts on interest rates, current and former FX regimes, and a list of all ATMs in Slovenia.
www.bsi.si
- Solomon Islands - Central Bank of Solomon Islands - Annual and quarterly reports, monthly economic bulletins, Currency collectibles, and tenders of Solomon Islands Government Treasury Bills.
www.cbsi.com.sb
- Somaliland - Bank of Somaliland - Also known as Baanka Somaliland; site has a list of departments, branches and directors.
www.somalilandgov.com/bank.htm
- 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.resbank.co.za
- 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
- Sri Lanka - Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Daily SLIBOR and exchange rates, monthly bulletin and prices at open market operations.
www.lanka.net/centralbank
- Sudan - Bank of Sudan - Economic indicators, spot FX, annual reports and contact details.
www.bankofsudan.org
- Swaziland - Central Bank of Swaziland - Mission, monetary surveys back to 1980, and bill tenders.
www.centralbank.sz
- Sweden - Riksbank - Economic and financial data for Sweden, FX reserves, and information on government debt.
www.riksbank.com
- Swiss National Bank - 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.
www.snb.ch/e/homepage.html
- 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
- Tanzania - Bank of Tanzania - 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.
www.bot-tz.org
- 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
- Trans-Dniester Republican Bank - History and press releases.
www.cbpmr.net
- Trinidad and Tobago - Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago - Economic commentary and outlook, monetary statistics, and daily inter-bank interest rates.
www.central-bank.org.tt
- Tunisia - Central Bank of Tunisia - Currency museum, history of credit ratings, and steps towards full convertibility of the currency.
www.bct.gov.tn
- Turkey - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey - History, structure, governing law, and financial and statistical data delivery system.
www.tcmb.gov.tr
- Uganda - Bank of Uganda - Staff papers, annual reports, occasional reports on the state of the economy, and information about the BoU's various credit programmes.
www.bou.or.ug
- Ukraine - National Bank of Ukraine - Law, financial statements, spheres of activity, and pictures of the banknotes.
www.bank.gov.ua
- United Arab Emirates - Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates - Organisation, and brief comments on the state of the economy and the tools it uses.
www.cbuae.gov.ae
- 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
- Uzbekistan - Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Contact details, with more information in Uzbek.
www.gov.uz/government/cbu/cbu_0e.htm
- Yemen - Central Bank of Yemen - Function and structure, branches, pictures of currency, balance sheet and FX rates.
www.centralbank.gov.ye
- Yugoslavia - National Bank of Yugoslavia - History and organization, regulations, monetary policy, the banking system, and how to form a bank.
www.nbj.yu
- Zambia - Bank of Zambia - Economic and financial data, BoZ publications and press releases.
www.boz.zm
- Zimbabwe - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe - FX in and outflows, supervision and surveillance annual reports, and monthly audited accounts.
www.rbz.co.zw
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