European Central Bank

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European Union institution central bank supranational organization

The European Central Bank is the central bank responsible for managing the euro and conducting monetary policy for the countries that share the common European currency.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union institution → central bank → supranational organization →
abbreviation	ECB →
buildingOpened	2014-11-20 →
country	European Union →
currencyManaged	euro →
founder	European Union →
governingBody	Executive Board of the European Central Bank → General Council of the European Central Bank → Governing Council of the European Central Bank →
hasOfficeBuilding	ECB Main Building, Frankfurt →
hasRole	banking supervision in the euro area → conducts foreign exchange operations → conducts monetary policy for the euro area → issues euro banknotes → macroprudential oversight of the financial system → maintains price stability in the euro area → manages official foreign reserves of the euro area → promotes smooth operation of payment systems →
headquartersCountry	Germany →
headquartersLocation	Frankfurt am Main →
inception	1998-06-01 →
ISO4217CurrencyCodeManaged	EUR →
jurisdiction	euro area →
legalBasis	Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank → Treaty on European Union → Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedNextTo	River Main →
memberOf	Bank for International Settlements →
officialLanguage	English →
officialWebsite	https://www.ecb.europa.eu →
partOf	European System of Central Banks → Eurosystem →
president	Christine Lagarde →
presidentStartTime	2019-11-01 →
priceStabilityObjective	2% inflation over the medium term →
publishes	Annual Report of the European Central Bank → ECB Economic Bulletin → Financial Stability Review →
regionServed	European Union member states that have adopted the euro →
replaced	European Monetary Institute →
shortName	ECB →
supervises	significant credit institutions in the euro area →
usesMonetaryPolicyStrategy	inflation targeting →
vicePresident	Luis de Guindos →

Referenced by (59)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Banca d’Italia → De Nederlandsche Bank → Deutsche Bundesbank → Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs → European Banking Authority → European Commission → European Financial Stability Facility → German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority → National Bank of Slovakia → Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism →	cooperatesWith
European System of Central Banks → European Union financial regulators → Eurosystem →	hasPart
Annual Report of the European Central Bank → ECB Economic Bulletin → Financial Stability Review →	publishedBy
Annual Report of the European Central Bank → ECB Economic Bulletin → Financial Stability Review →	publisher
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority → European Stability Mechanism → European Stability Mechanism →	worksWith
Christine Lagarde → Luis de Guindos →	employer
European Union → Eurozone →	hasCentralBank
Eurozone crisis → euro →	managedBy
European Union economic and monetary union → Eurozone →	monetaryAuthority
Executive Board of the European Central Bank → Governing Council of the European Central Bank →	partOf
European Central Bank ("ECB") →	abbreviation
Single Supervisory Mechanism →	administeredBy
Eurogroup Working Group →	affiliatedWith
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank →	appliesTo
President of the Eurogroup →	associatedWith
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank ("European Central Bank to impose sanctions for non-compliance with its regulations") →	authorizes
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC →	followedBy
Eurozone →	hasComponent
Rhine-Main metropolitan region →	hasEuropeanCentralInstitution
European Systemic Risk Board →	hostInstitution
Frankfurt am Main →	hosts
Single Supervisory Mechanism →	implementedBy
European institutions →	includes
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt →	isHeadquartersOf
Financial Stability Review ("European System of Central Banks member institution: European Central Bank") →	issuedBy
Euro →	issuingAuthority
Treaty on European Union →	legalBasisFor
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt →	occupant
European Parliament →	oversees
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt →	owner
Intesa Sanpaolo →	regulator
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank →	relatedTo
European Systemic Risk Board →	secretariatProvidedBy
Member States of the European Union →	sharesInstitution
De Nederlandsche Bank →	sharesMonetaryPolicyWith
European Central Bank ("ECB") →	shortName
Eurozone →	usesMonetaryPolicyOf