European Central Bank

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union institution
central bank
supranational organization
abbreviation European Central Bank self-linksurface differs
surface form: ECB
buildingOpened 2014-11-20
country European Union
currencyManaged Euro
surface form: 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 Euro
surface form: 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 System
surface form: European Monetary Institute
shortName European Central Bank self-linksurface differs
surface form: ECB
supervises significant credit institutions in the euro area
usesMonetaryPolicyStrategy inflation targeting
vicePresident Luis de Guindos

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ECB Economic Bulletin publishedBy European Central Bank
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt occupant European Central Bank
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt owner European Central Bank
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt isHeadquartersOf European Central Bank
ESM worksWith European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Stability Mechanism
Single Resolution Board cooperatesWith European Central Bank
ESRB addressedTo European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
ESRB secretariatProvidedBy European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
ESRB relatedTo European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
General Board worksWith European Central Bank
subject surface form: General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board
Steering Committee cooperatesWith European Central Bank
subject surface form: Steering Committee (European Systemic Risk Board)
Société Générale regulator European Central Bank
Bank of Spain coordinatesWith European Central Bank
European Monetary Cooperation Fund replacedBy European Central Bank
BNP Paribas regulator European Central Bank
DNB cooperatesWith European Central Bank
Mario Draghi employer European Central Bank
Central Bank of Cyprus collaboratesWith European Central Bank
EMU monetaryPolicyConductedBy European Central Bank
subject surface form: Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
EMU supervisedBy European Central Bank
subject surface form: Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
Stage Three of EMU implementedBy European Central Bank
Stage Three of EMU monetaryAuthority European Central Bank
Danmarks Nationalbank cooperatesWith European Central Bank
European Central Bank President (as invited) partOf European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Central Bank President
European Central Bank President (as invited) headOf European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Central Bank President
European Central Bank President (as invited) represents European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Central Bank President
CAST5 modeOfOperationSupport European Central Bank
this entity surface form: ECB
Bank of Finland cooperatesWith European Central Bank
Governor of the Bank of Italy relatedTo European Central Bank
CFA franc hasMonetaryPolicyInfluenceFrom European Central Bank
DG ECFIN collaboratesWith European Central Bank
Economic and Financial Affairs Council hasParticipant European Central Bank
this entity surface form: European Central Bank representative (for euro-related items)
Economic and Financial Affairs Council relatedTo European Central Bank
NBS cooperatesWith European Central Bank
subject surface form: Národná banka Slovenska
Bulgarian National Bank cooperatesWith European Central Bank
Euro Summit cooperatesWith European Central Bank
Economic and Financial Committee worksWith European Central Bank