Central Bank Council

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The Central Bank Council is the former supreme decision-making body of the Deutsche Bundesbank, responsible for setting key monetary and banking policies in Germany before the introduction of the euro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body
monetary policy committee
alsoKnownAs Zentralbankrat
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany
composedOf Bundesbank Executive Board members
presidents of the regional Landeszentralbanken
country Germany
currencyManaged Deutsche Mark
decisionMakingProcess collective decision-making by council members
dissolvedOrAbolished 1999
after introduction of the euro
establishedBy Bundesbank Act of 1957
field monetary policy
governedBy principle of central bank independence
hadJurisdictionOver German banking system stability
German monetary policy
headquartersLocation Frankfurt am Main
historicalPeriod pre-euro era in Germany
historicalStatus former body
independenceFrom Federal Government of Germany
languageOfName German
legalBasis Bundesbank Act of 1957
location Frankfurt am Main
mainFunction coordination of Bundesbank regional central banks
formulation of German monetary policy
oversight of banking policy in Germany
regulation of money supply in Germany
setting key interest rates in Germany
meetingFrequency regularly, typically every two weeks
operatedUntil introduction of the euro
start of European Monetary Union third stage
parentOrganization Deutsche Bundesbank
partOf Deutsche Bundesbank
relevantFor Deutsche mark monetary policy
replacedBy Governing Council of the European Central Bank
reportedOn monetary policy to the German parliament
monetary policy to the German public
responsibleFor foreign exchange policy of the Deutsche Bundesbank
minimum reserve requirements for German banks
open market operations in Deutsche mark
price stability in Germany
role supreme decision-making body of the Deutsche Bundesbank
sector central banking
significance central institution of German monetary policy before the euro
model for the design of the European Central Bank Governing Council
startTime 1957
status defunct
subordinateTo Deutsche Bundesbank Executive Board
votingSystem one member one vote

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Central Bank Council ("Zentralbankrat")
alsoKnownAs
Deutsche Bundesbank
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