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Narodna Banka Slovenska

National Bank of Slovakia (Slovak: Národná banka Slovenska, NBS) is the national central bank for Slovakia within the Eurosystem. It was the Slovak central bank from 1993 to 2008, issuing the koruna. It was formed on 1 January 1993 from the division of the State Bank of Czechoslovakia as part of the process of dissolution of Czechoslovakia, together with the Czech National Bank.

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Institutional profile

Name
Narodna Banka Slovenska [1]
Institution type
Central bank / monetary authority [1]
Jurisdiction / coverage
Slovak Republic [1]
Established
1993 [2]
Headquarters
Bratislava [2]
Official website
www.nbs.sk ↗ [1]
Country in background record
Slovakia [2]

Institutional role and background

National Bank of Slovakia (Slovak: Národná banka Slovenska, NBS) is the national central bank for Slovakia within the Eurosystem. It was the Slovak central bank from 1993 to 2008, issuing the koruna. It was formed on 1 January 1993 from the division of the State Bank of Czechoslovakia as part of the process of dissolution of Czechoslovakia, together with the Czech National Bank. [3]

In addition to its monetary role, the NBS is also a financial supervisory authority. In that capacity, it increasingly implements policies set at the European Union level. It is the national competent authority for Slovakia within European Banking Supervision. It is a voting member of the respective Boards of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). It provides the permanent single common representative for Slovakia in the Supervisory composition of the General Board of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). It is a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). [3]

The NBS also hosts the Slovak Resolution Council (Slovak: rada pre riešenie krízových situácií, lit. 'council for the resolution of crisis situations'), Slovakia's designated National Resolution Authority and plenary session member of the Single Resolution Board (SRB). [3]

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Institutional history

  1. Establishment date in the institutional background record. [2]

Source-supported connections

Narodna Banka Slovenska → Jurisdiction in the BOJ directory → Slovak Republic [1]

Frequently asked questions

When was Narodna Banka Slovenska established?

1993. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]

Where is Narodna Banka Slovenska headquartered?

Bratislava. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]

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