Central Bank of Malta

Central Bank of Malta
Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta (in Maltese)

Logo Headquarters
Headquarters	Valletta
Established	17 April 1968
President	Mario Vella
Central bank of	Malta
Succeeded by	European Central Bank (2008)1
Website	Central Bank of Malta official site
1 The Central Bank of Malta now forms part of the Eurosystem.

The Central Bank of Malta (Maltese: Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta) is the central bank of the Republic of Malta. It was established on 17 April 1968. In May 2004, when Malta joined the European Union, it became an integral part of the European System of Central Banks. It was responsible for, amongst other things, issuing Maltese lira banknotes and coins, before Malta adopted the euro in 2008 and the Bank became part of the Eurosystem.

The Central Bank of Malta Act was originally published by means of Act XXXI of 1967. It has been amended a number of times, most recently by Acts I and IV of 2007 in order to provide for the Bank’s membership within the Eurosystem.

The Central Bank of Malta is located in an early 20th-century building. Completed in 1924 as the Vernon Institute, or Vernon Club. The bank occupied the building since 1967, but made arrangement for the lease of the premises in 1968, with a contract lasting almost hundred years. The interior was eventually demolished in 1968, keeping the neoclassic façade, to be redeveloped and housing the present Central Bank of Malta. Since 2004 the building was bought from the Government of Malta and by the bank.^[1]

Further reading

• Cassar, Kevin (2008). The Central Bank of Malta – The Building and its History. Malta: Gutenburg Press. ISBN 978-99909-975-5-1. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. CS1 maint: Ignored ISBN errors (link)
• Z., T. (1928). "Il-Belt (Valletta)" (PDF). Il-Malti (in Maltese) (2 ed.). Il-Ghaqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti. 2 (1): 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. 

See also

• Economy of Malta
• Maltese lira

References

External links

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• Central Bank of Malta official site

Central banks of the European Union
Within Eurozone	National Bank of Belgium Central Bank of Cyprus Bank of Estonia Bank of Finland Banque de France Deutsche Bundesbank Bank of Greece Central Bank of Ireland Bank of Italy National Bank of Latvia Bank of Lithuania Central Bank of Luxembourg Central Bank of Malta De Nederlandsche Bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank Banco de Portugal National Bank of Slovakia Bank of Slovenia Bank of Spain
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Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 14°30′35″E / 35.89556°N 14.50972°E / 35.89556; 14.50972