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| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
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| Established | 1992[1] |
| Ownership | 100%state ownership[2] |
| Chairman | Roman Golovchenko |
| Central bank of | Belarus |
| Currency | Belarusian ruble BYN (ISO 4217) |
| Reserves | US$2.23 billion[2] |
| Bank rate | 9.75% |
| Website | www |
TheNational Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB;Belarusian:Нацыянальны банк Рэспублікі Беларусь;Russian:Национальный банк Республики Беларусь) is thecentral bank ofBelarus, located inMinsk. The bank was created in 1922 under the name of "Belarusian Republican Bank" by the Soviet of People's Commissars of Byelorussia, but soon worked under the direction of theState Bank of the USSR. Undergoing reorganizations in 1959 and 1987, the bank appeared in its current form in 1990 after the passage of banking rules upon declaringindependence from theSoviet Union.
By the decree of theCouncil of People's Commissars of the BSSR of December 3, 1921, the Byelorussian office of the State Bank of the RSFSR was established under the People's Commissariat of Finance of the Byelorussian SSR. The office began its activity on January 3, 1922. A year later, immediately after the establishment of theState Bank of the USSR, the bank became part of the banking system of the USSR. The bank was reorganized in 1959 and 1987.
The history of the independent existence of the banking system of Belarus and the National Bank began with the country's acquisition of sovereignty after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In December 1990, theBSSR adopted the Laws "On Banks and Banking Activities in the Byelorussian SSR", which entered into force on January 1, 1991. All bank institutions on the territory of Belarus were declared its property, and the National Bank was created on the basis of the Belarusian Republican Bank of the State Bank of the USSR. On April 1, 1991, the formation of the National Bank was completed.[3][4] In 2008 the National Bank created theUnified Settlement Information Space.
In April 2023, the National Bank of Belarus was added to the sanctions list of Canada.[5]
National Bank is accountable to thePresident of the Republic of Belarus.
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus is developing policies to promotefinancial inclusion and is a member of theAlliance for Financial Inclusion.[6] The institution made aMaya Declaration Commitment on 3 May 2013 where it outlined a quantifiable commitment to increase the number of adults with bank accounts from its current level of 70 percent to 85 percent by 2015. Additionally, the bank said it will seek to strengthen financial literacy efforts through specific activities set to be implemented under the Joint Action Plan of Government Agencies and Financial Markets Participants on Improving Financial Literacy of the Population of the Republic of Belarus for 2013–2018.[7]
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