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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. Since 2014, it has been Slovakia's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.[3]
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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Name
The bank doesn't call itself the National Bank of Slovakia in English but uses its Slovak name Národná banka Slovenska in its English communications. It is not to be confused with the Slovak National Bank, the short-lived central bank of the Slovak Republic (1939–1945) that was carved out from the National Bank of Czechoslovakia.
Organization
Governing bodies
The supreme governing body of the National Bank of Slovakia is the Bank Board, which formulates monetary policy, applies appropriate instruments, and rules on monetary measures. It is composed of the Governor and a Vice-Governor, and other three members.[4] Since the introduction of euro in 2009, the Governor of the NBS has been an ex-officio member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
Appointments
The Governor and a Vice-Governor are appointed and can be under certain circumstances dismissed by the President of Slovakia at the proposal of the Government and subject to the approval of the Slovak Parliament. The remaining three members are appointed and dismissed by the Slovak government following the proposal of the Governor. The term of appointment for bank board members is six years (five years before 1 January 2015). The number of subsequent terms is not limited for board members, but the Governor and Deputy Governor are allowed to serve only for two terms.[4]
Regional footprint
In addition to its headquarters in Bratislava, the National Bank has 5 regional offices.[5]
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Resolution Council
The Slovak Resolution Council (Slovak: rada pre riešenie krízových situácií, lit. 'council for the resolution of crisis situations') is Slovakia's designated national authority for bank resolution, and as such, is the Slovak member of the Single Resolution Mechanism.[6] It is hosted by the NBS, but operates under an autonomous governance framework, and thus counts as a separate authority.
The Resolution Council was established on 1 January 2015.[7] The implementation of its decisions is delegated to the Crisis Resolution Department of the NBS Regulation Department.[8] In addition to its role as bank resolution authority, the Resolution Council was designated as national resolution authority for central counterparties with effect at 12 August 2022.[7] The same 2022 legislation granted the Council additional authority to impose financial penalties.[9]
Headquarters
The headquarters of the National Bank of Slovakia was opened on 23 May 2002 in Bratislava. At a height of 111.6 metres and with 33 floors, it was the highest office building in Bratislava until 2020, when it was surpassed by Nivy Tower.
Governors
- Vladimír Masár, 29.07.1993 - 29.07.1999[10]
- Marián Jusko, 30.07.1999 - 31.12.2004[10]
- Ivan Šramko, 01.01.2005 - 11.01.2010[10]
- Jozef Makúch, 12.01.2010 - 01.06.2019[10]
- Peter Kažimír, Since 01.06.2019[10]
See also
References
External links
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