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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European Banking Federation worksWith European Central Bank
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TARGET2 operatedBy European Central Bank
TARGET2 governedBy European Central Bank
TARGET2-Securities overseenBy European Central Bank
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Bank of Albania cooperatesWith European Central Bank
SSM ledBy European Central Bank
subject surface form: Single Supervisory Mechanism
SSM supervisoryAuthority European Central Bank
subject surface form: Single Supervisory Mechanism
SSM parentOrganization European Central Bank
subject surface form: Single Supervisory Mechanism
European Deposit Insurance Scheme (proposed) stakeholder European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Deposit Insurance Scheme
Joint Supervisory Teams hasAffiliation European Central Bank
Joint Supervisory Teams createdBy European Central Bank
Belgian monetary authorities relatedTo European Central Bank
Dipartimento del Tesoro collaboratesWith European Central Bank
this entity surface form: Banca centrale europea
EBA cooperatesWith European Central Bank
subject surface form: European Banking Authority
European Monetary Institute followedBy European Central Bank
European Monetary Institute replacedBy European Central Bank
Committee of Governors followedBy European Central Bank
Helaba regulator European Central Bank
Eurostat cooperatesWith European Central Bank
HICP usedBy European Central Bank
subject surface form: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
euro managedBy European Central Bank
euro banknotesIssuedBy European Central Bank
euro monetaryAuthority European Central Bank
Frankfurt Großmarkthalle redevelopedBy European Central Bank
Frankfurt Großmarkthalle ownedBy European Central Bank