Central Bank of Luxembourg

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Central Bank of Luxembourg Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (French)
Headquarters	Luxembourg
Established	1998
General Secretary	Yves Mersch
Central Bank of	Luxembourg
Website	www.bcl.lu
Succeeded by	European Central Bank (1999)1
1 The Central Bank of Luxembourg still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The Central Bank of Luxembourg (French: Banque Centrale du Luxembourg, BCL) is the central bank of Luxembourg. It was founded in 1998, at the same time the European Central Bank was created, by laws dated April 22 and December 23. It is part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

The head office of the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg is located on Boulevard Royal.

[edit] See also

• Economy of Luxembourg
• Euro
• Luxembourgish franc

[edit] References

• Ernest Mühlen, Monnaie et circuits financiers au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, Université Internationale de Sciences Comparées, Luxembourg, 1968.
• Roger Croisé, René Link, La législation monétaire au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg de 1815 à nos jours, Edition Lux-Numis, Luxembourg,1988, 639 p.

[edit] External links

• (French) (English) Official site of Banque Centrale du Luxembourg
• European Central Bank

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