Central Bank of Cyprus

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Central Bank of Cyprus Kεντρική Τράπεζα Κύπρου (Greek) Kıbrıs Merkez Bankasi (Turkish)
Central Bank of Cyprus logo
Headquarters	Nicosia
Central Bank of	Cyprus
Website	centralbank.gov.cy
Succeeded by	European Central Bank (2008)1
1 The Central Bank of Cyprus still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The Central Bank of Cyprus (Greek: Kεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου, Kentrikī́ Trápeza tīs Kýprou; Turkish: Kıbrıs Merkez Bankasi) is the central bank of the Republic of Cyprus, located in Nicosia. It was established in 1963. Its current governor is Mr. Athanasios Orphanides.

The bank issued Cypriot pound banknotes and coins prior to 2008, when Cyprus adopted the euro.

[edit] Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus

The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus is the highest official in the Central Bank of Cyprus. The position was established in 1963 when the Central Bank of Cyprus was established.

The Governor has the responsibility of chairing the meetings of the Central Bank's Governing Council and Board of Directors. He or she currently has the responsibility for setting the Central Bank's policy in relation to the Cypriot economy, but this responsibility will pass to the President of the European Central Bank on 1 January 2008, which is also the date that Cyprus changes over to the Euro from the Cypriot pound.

The Governor is a member of the Governing Board of the European Central Bank.

[edit] See also

• Cypriot pound
• Economy of Cyprus

[edit] External links

• (Greek) (English) Central Bank of Cyprus official site

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