Central Bank of Malta

The Central Bank of Malta (Maltese: Bank Ċentrali ta’ Malta) is the national central bank for Malta within the Eurosystem. It was the Maltese central bank from 1968 to 2007, issuing the Maltese lira. [3]

The Central Bank of Malta Act was originally published by means of Act XXXI of 1967, succeeded the Board of Commissioners of Currency of Malta which had been in operation since 1940. 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. [3]

The Central Bank of Malta is not itself a financial supervisory authority but participates in European banking supervision as a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, alongside the Malta Financial Services Authority. It is also a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). [3]

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1. 1968

   Establishment date in the institutional background record. [2]

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