The National Bank of Belgium ( Dutch: Nationale Bank van België , French: Banque nationale de Belgique , German: Belgische Nationalbank ) is the central bank of Belgium . The bank was founded on May 5, 1850 as a corporation . The National Bank of Belgium is a member of the European Central Banking System .
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| Location |  Belgium , Brussels |
| Date of Abolition | May 5, 1850 |
| President (Chairman) | Pierre wunsch |
| Currency | Euro |
| Reserves | 4.312 billion euros |
| Base discount rate | 1.00% |
| Base deposit rate | 0.25% |
| Web site | nbb.be |
Activities
The main tasks solved by the National Bank of Belgium:
- monetary policy in the country
- issue of euro banknotes and placing them in circulation
- collection, analysis and dissemination of economic and financial information
- maintaining financial stability in Belgium
- Bank represents Belgium in international economic institutions
- the provision of banking services to the state , individuals and legal entities
50% minus one share of the National Bank of Belgium are freely traded on Euronext Brussels ( ), the other 50% plus one share belong to the Government of Belgium .
Managers of the National Bank of Belgium
National Bank of Belgium from the inside
- François-Philippe de Haussy ( 1850 - 1869 )
- Eugène Prévinaire ( 1870 - 1877 )
- André-Eugène Pirson ( 1877 - 1881 )
- Alexandre Jamar ( 1882 - 1888 )
- Eugène Anspach ( 1888 - 1890 )
- Victor Van Hoegaerden ( 1891 - 1905 )
- Théophile de Lantsheere ( 1905 - 1918 )
- Leon Van der Rest ( 1918 - 1923 )
- Fernand Hautain ( 1923 - 1926 )
- Louis Frank ( 1926 - 1937 )
- Georges Janssen ( 1938 - 1941 )
- Albert Goffin ( 1941 )
- Georges Tounis ( 1941 - 1944 )
- Maurice Frère ( 1944 - 1957 )
- Hubert Ansiaux ( 1957 - 1971 )
- Robert Vandeputte ( 1971 - 1975 )
- Cecil de Strycker ( 1975 - 1982 )
- Jean Godeaux ( 1982 - 1989 )
- Alfons Verplaetse ( 1989 - 1999 )
- Guy Quaden ( 1999 - 2011 )
- Luc Coene (2011—2015)
- Jan Smets (2015–2019)
- Pierre Wunsch (2019 — present)
Links
- Official website of the National Bank of Belgium (nid.) (French) (German) (English)
- Report of the National Bank of Belgium for 2012 (eng.)
- Site of the Museum of the National Bank of Belgium (nid.) (French) (German) (English)