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Central
Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Central
Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine)
is the central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the capital city,
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The Central
Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in accordance with the law
adopted at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 20,
1997. It started operation on August 11, 1997. The Central Bank has the Head
Office, three Main Units and two Branches. The Head Office of the Central
Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in Sarajevo. The Main Units are the Main
Unit Sarajevo, the Main Bank of Republika Srpska Banja Luka and Main Unit
Mostar. The Branches are the Branch of the Central Bank in Brčko and the
Branch of the Main Bank of RS in Pale.
The main
goals and tasks of the Central Bank are defined by the Law and in accordance
with the General Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains monetary stability by
issuing domestic currency according to the Currency Board arrangement (1 KM:
0,51129 EURO) with full coverage in freely convertible foreign exchange
funds under fixed exchange rate 1 KM: 0,51129 EURO. Central Bank
defines and controls the implementation of monetary policy of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Central Bank supports and maintains appropriate payment and
settlement systems. It also co-ordinates the activities of the BH Entity Banking Agencies which are in
charge of bank licensing and supervision.
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Central Bank of Bosnia &
Herzegovina |
HQ
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25 Maršala Tita Street
71 000, Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Telephone: |
+387 (33) 278 123 |
Facsimile: |
+387 (33) 278 296 |
Website: |
www.cbbh.ba |
Currency: |
BH convertible mark |
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The senior body of the Central Bank of Bosnia
and Herzegovina is the Governing Board, which is in charge of establishing
and supervision of monetary policy, organization and strategies of the
Central Bank, all according to the powers given to the Board by the Law. The
Management of the Central Bank consists of Governor and three Vice
Governors, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Governing
Board. The task of the Management is the operative management of the Central
Bank business. Each Vice Governor is directly responsible for the operations
of one sector of the Central Bank. |
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