Bank of Lithuania

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Bank of Lithuania
Lietuvos bankas (in Lithuanian)
Lietuvos Bankas Logo.svg
HeadquartersVilnius
Coordinates54°41′10″N 25°17′00″E / 54.68611°N 25.28333°E / 54.68611; 25.28333Coordinates: 54°41′10″N 25°17′00″E / 54.68611°N 25.28333°E / 54.68611; 25.28333
Established27 September 1922 (1922-09-27) [1]
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
Chairman
Central bank ofLithuania
Reserves$1.310 billion[1]
Succeeded byEuropean Central Bank (2015)1
WebsiteThe Bank of Lithuania (in Lithuanian and English)
1 The Bank of Lithuania still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The Bank of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos bankas) is the central bank of the Republic of Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania is a member of the European System of Central Banks. The chairman of the bank is . Until 2015, the Bank of Lithuania was responsible for issuing the former Lithuanian currency, the litas.

Primary functions[]

Bank of Lithuania headquarters in Gediminas Avenue, built by the order of Józef Montwiłł in 1889–1891

According to the Bank's official website, the Bank of Lithuania performs these primary functions:

  • maintaining price stability,
  • formulating and implementing the monetary policy,
  • acting as an agent of the State Treasury.

Bank leadership[]

Governors of the Bank of Lithuania:[2]

Chairmen of the board of the Bank of Lithuania:[2]

Management and structure[]

The Bank is governed by a board consisting of a chairperson, two deputy chairpersons and two members.

According to The Bank of Lithuania official website, it is managed by Supervision Service; ten departments: Economics, Statistics, Market Operations, International Relations, Payment Systems, Cash, Accounting, Information Technology, General Services and Security; six autonomous divisions (Internal Audit, Legal, Organisation and Personnel, General and Public Relations, Risk Management), and Bank of Lithuania Branches in Kaunas and Klaipėda.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historical timeline". www.lb.lt. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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