CBK
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CBK is the Central Bank of Kuwait, the country’s primary monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, regulating the banking sector, and formulating monetary policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBK canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
monetary authority ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CBK self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| country |
Kuwait
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Kuwait
|
| currencyIssued | Kuwaiti dinar ⓘ |
| function |
advising the Government of Kuwait on financial and economic matters
ⓘ
issuing regulatory instructions and circulars to banks ⓘ licensing of banks in Kuwait ⓘ management of Kuwaiti dinar exchange rate ⓘ management of government accounts ⓘ oversight of payment and settlement systems in Kuwait ⓘ prudential supervision of banks in Kuwait ⓘ regulation of credit policy in Kuwait ⓘ |
| goal |
protect the purchasing power of the Kuwaiti dinar
ⓘ
protect the stability of the Kuwaiti financial system ⓘ |
| governs | monetary policy in Kuwait ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Central Bank of Kuwait
ⓘ
surface form:
بنك الكويت المركزي
|
| hasEnglishName | Central Bank of Kuwait ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kuwait City ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCodeIssued |
Kuwaiti dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
KWD
|
| issues |
banknotes of the Kuwaiti dinar
ⓘ
coins of the Kuwaiti dinar ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kuwait ⓘ |
| legalForm | public institution ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Asia/Kuwait ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyObjective |
financial stability in Kuwait
ⓘ
monetary stability in Kuwait ⓘ |
| role |
acts as banker to Kuwaiti commercial banks
ⓘ
acts as banker to the Government of Kuwait ⓘ banking sector regulator in Kuwait ⓘ formulates monetary policy in Kuwait ⓘ issues national currency of Kuwait ⓘ maintains price stability in Kuwait ⓘ manages foreign reserves of Kuwait ⓘ primary monetary authority of Kuwait ⓘ supervises financial institutions in Kuwait ⓘ |
| sector | financial services ⓘ |
| sectorRegulated |
banking sector in Kuwait
ⓘ
exchange companies in Kuwait ⓘ investment companies in Kuwait ⓘ |
| supervises |
Islamic banks in Kuwait
ⓘ
branches of foreign banks in Kuwait ⓘ commercial banks in Kuwait ⓘ exchange houses in Kuwait ⓘ investment companies operating in Kuwait ⓘ |
| typeOfBank | government-owned bank ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Bank of Kuwait