Back بنك لاتفيا Arabic Банк Латвіі BE-X-OLD Banc de Letònia Catalan Letlands Nationalbank Danish Latvijas Banka German Τράπεζα της Λετονίας Greek Banko de Latvio Esperanto Banco de Letonia Spanish Läti Pank Estonian بانک لتونی Persian
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 Head office in Riga, originally erected for the branch of the State Bank of the Russian Empire | |
| Headquarters | Riga |
|---|---|
| Established | 7 September 1922[1] |
| Ownership | 100% state ownership[2] |
| Governor | Mārtiņš Kazāks |
| Central bank of | Latvia |
| Reserves | US$3.05 billion[2] |
| Preceded by | State Savings and Credit Bank |
| Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2014)1 |
| Website | www.bank.lv |
| 1 The Bank of Latvia still exists, but many functions have been taken over by the European Central Bank. | |
The Bank of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Banka,[3]) is the Latvian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Latvia from 1922 to 2013, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1992.[4] It issued the Latvian lats (1922-1940), then a Latvian ruble (1992-1993) and second lats (1993-2013). Since 2014, it has also been Latvia's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.[5] The Bank of Latvia's administration is located in Riga.[6]
- ^ "History of the Bank of Latvia". Bank of Latvia. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ a b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
- ^ "LATVIJAS PSR AUGSTĀKĀS PADOMES LĒMUMS Par Latvijas banku". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
- ^ Investment guide for Latvia. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 1998. ISBN 9264160590. OCLC 39287069.
- ^ "National supervisors". ECB Banking Supervision.
- ^ "Law "On the Bank of Latvia" [unofficial translation]". Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2018.