National Bank of Slovakia

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National Bank of Slovakia Národná banka Slovenska (Slovak)
Headquarters	Bratislava
Established	January 1, 1993
President	Ivan Šramko
Central Bank of	Slovakia
Website	www.nbs.sk

NBS Office Tower in Bratislava

National Bank of Slovakia (Slovak: Národná banka Slovenska, NBS), is the central bank of Slovakia, which is a member of the European Union and the European System of Central Banks.

1 History
2 Headquarters
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

It is an independent institution, whose basic goal is to hold price stability. It was created on January 1, 1993.

Authorised by the Slovak Government, the Bank represents Slovakia in international financial institutions and in international money market transactions related to monetary policy performance. The supreme governing body of the National Bank of Slovakia is the Bank Board, which formulates monetary policy, applies appropriate instruments, and rules on monetary measures.

Since January 1, 2005 the head of the National Bank of Slovakia is Mr. Ivan Šramko. He was appointed the Governor by the President of Slovakia on January 1, 2005.

[edit] Headquarters

The headquarters office building of the National Bank of Slovakia was opened on May 23, 2002 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. At a height of 113 metres and 33 floors is one of the highest buildings in Bratislava. It has 9 regional branches and it is superior to the all banks in Slovakia.