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Encyclopedia > Central Bank of Luxembourg
Central Bank of Luxembourg
Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (French)
Headquarters Luxembourg
Established 1998
General Secretary Yves Mersch
Central Bank of Luxembourg
Website www.bcl.lu
Succeeded by European Central Bank (1999)

The Central Bank of Luxembourg (French: Banque Centrale du Luxembourg, BCL) is the central bank of Luxembourg. It was founded in 1998, at the same time the European Central Bank was created, by laws dated April 22 and December 23. It is part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany Established 1 January 1998 President Jean-Claude Trichet Central Bank of Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain Currency Euro -ISO 4217 Code EUR Reserves >€4 billion Base borrowing rate 4. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany Established 1 January 1998 President Jean-Claude Trichet Central Bank of Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain Currency Euro -ISO 4217 Code EUR Reserves >€4 billion Base borrowing rate 4. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) is composed of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of all 25 EU Member States. ... The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) is composed of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of all 25 EU Member States. ...


The head office of the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg is located on Boulevard Royal.


See also

Luxembourgian €1 coin The economy of Luxembourg is largely dependent on the banking and steel sectors. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City Inflation 1. ... The franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 (except during the period 1940 and 1944). ...

References

  • Ernest Mühlen, Monnaie et circuits financiers au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, Université Internationale de Sciences Comparées, Luxembourg, 1968.
  • Roger Croisé, René Link, La législation monétaire au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg de 1815 à nos jours, Edition Lux-Numis, Luxembourg,1988, 639 p.

External links

  • (French) (English) Banque Centrale du Luxembourg
  • European Central Bank


 
 

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