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Banque de France


Logo	One of the Banque de France's offices in Paris

Headquarters

Paris, France

Established

18 January 1800

Governor

Central Bank of

Preceded by

Banque Royale

Succeeded by

European Central Bank (1999)¹

¹ The Bank of France (Banque de France) still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The Banque de France is the central bank of France; it is linked to the European Central Bank (ECB). Its main charge is to implement the interest rate policy of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). It is headquartered in Paris.

1 Linkage with the ESCB
2 History
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Linkage with the ESCB

On 1 June 1998, a new institution was created, the European Central Bank (ECB), charged with steering the single monetary policy for the euro. The body formed by the ECB, and the national central banks (NCB) of all the member states of the European Union, constitute the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

The ESCB is an institutional framework of a single monetary policy for the euro. According to the Banque de France's website, the "sharing of responsibilities between the ECB and the NCBs is based upon significant decentralization of the conduct of the ESCB's single monetary policy".

History

1716 John Law opens Banque Générale
1718 Banque Générale is acquired by the government and renamed Banque Royale
1800 Creation of the Banque de France by Napoleon Bonaparte
1808-1936 The Bank's notes became legal tender; expansion of the branch network
1936-1945 Nationalization
1973 Rewriting of the Bank's statutes
1993 A landmark reform granted the Bank independence, in order to ensure price stability, regardless of domestic politics. This reform cleared the path for the European monetary union.
1998 Entered the European System of Central Bank

References

This timeline is based largely on the official Banque de France website (http://www.banque-france.fr/gb/banque/main.htm ).

External links

(French) (English) Official site of Banque de France
(French) Beginnings of Banque de France The directors of Banque de France between 1800 and 1815.

Coordinates: 48°51′52″N 2°20′21″E / 48.864478°N 2.339289°E / 48.864478; 2.339289

(French) Banque de France, Minitel Connection

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By continent

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Europe	European Central Bank (Eurozone) · Bank of Abkhazia · Central Bank of Azerbaijan · Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bank of Albania · Bulgarian National Bank · Croatian National Bank · Czech National Bank · Bank of England · Bank of Estonia · Hungarian National Bank · National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia · Central Bank of Kosovo · Polish National Bank · National Bank of Romania · Central Bank of Russia · Central Bank of Montenegro · National Bank of Serbia · Swiss National Bank · Central Bank of Turkey · National Bank of Ukraine

Policies and implementation

Policies	Expansionary monetary policy · Contractionary monetary policy · Capital requirement

Implementation	Open market operations · Capital control · Discount rate · Money creation · Interest rates · Sovereign wealth fund

Bretton Woods system

World Bank · International Monetary Fund · International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · International Finance Corporation · International Development Association · Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency · International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

List of central banks Names in italics indicate non-sovereign (dependent) territories and/or former countries.

v • d • e Central banks of the European Union

Within Eurozone	Oesterreichische Nationalbank · Nationale Bank van België/Banque nationale de Belgique · Kentrike Trapeza tis Kyprou · Suomen Pankki/Finlands Bank · Banque de France · Deutsche Bundesbank · Trapeza tis Ellados · Banc Ceannais na hÉireann/Central Bank of Ireland · Banca d'Italia · Banque Centrale du Luxembourg · Central Bank of Malta · De Nederlandsche Bank · Banco de Portugal · Národná banka Slovenska · Banka Slovenije · Banco de España

Outside Eurozone	Bulgarian National Bank · Česká národní banka · Danmarks Nationalbank · Eesti Pank · Magyar Nemzeti Bank · Latvijas Banka · Lietuvos Bankas · Narodowy Bank Polski · Banca Naţională a României · Sveriges Riksbank · Bank of England

Banking-related EU institutions	European Central Bank · European System of Central Banks · European Investment Bank

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Banque de France

Contents

Linkage with the ESCB

History

See also

References

External links