Central Bank of Kuwait
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The Central Bank of Kuwait is the country’s monetary authority responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and formulating monetary policy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Bank of Kuwait Law | 1 |
| Kuwait Currency Board | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
monetary authority ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CBK ⓘ |
| aim |
development of the financial sector in Kuwait
ⓘ
price stability ⓘ soundness of the banking system ⓘ |
| appliesRegulatoryFramework | Islamic banking regulations in Kuwait ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Kuwait City ⓘ |
| country |
Kuwait
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
surface form:
State of Kuwait
|
| currencyIssued | Kuwaiti dinar ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of Kuwait ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | office building ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.cbk.gov.kw ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kuwait City ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCode |
Kuwaiti dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
KWD
|
| jurisdiction | Kuwait ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Central Bank of Kuwait
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Bank of Kuwait Law
|
| legalForm | public institution ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| mandate |
promote economic growth in Kuwait
ⓘ
protect the value of the Kuwaiti dinar ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Kuwait ⓘ |
| regionServed | Kuwait ⓘ |
| regulates |
Kuwaiti banking sector
ⓘ
Kuwaiti financial sector ⓘ |
| replaced |
Central Bank of Kuwait
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuwait Currency Board
|
| responsibility |
formulating monetary policy
ⓘ
issuing national currency ⓘ maintaining financial stability ⓘ maintaining monetary stability ⓘ managing foreign reserves ⓘ regulating payment systems ⓘ regulating the banking sector ⓘ supervising financial institutions ⓘ |
| sector |
banking regulation
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| supervises |
commercial banks in Kuwait
ⓘ
exchange companies in Kuwait ⓘ finance companies in Kuwait ⓘ investment companies in Kuwait ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-commercial public body ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
interest rate policy
ⓘ
open market operations ⓘ reserve requirements ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Bank of Kuwait Law
this entity surface form:
Kuwait Currency Board