Central Bank of Cyprus
| Headquarters | Nicosia |
|---|---|
| Established | 14 December 1963 |
| Ownership | 100% state ownership |
| Governor | Christodoulos Patsalides |
| Central bank of | Cyprus |
| Reserves | 80 million USD |
| Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2008)1 |
| Website | centralbank |
| 1 The Central Bank of Cyprus still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. | |
The Central Bank of Cyprus (Greek: Kεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου Turkish: Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası) is the national central bank for the Republic of Cyprus within the Eurosystem. It was the Cypriot central bank from 1963 to 2007, issuing the Cypriot pound.
In addition to its monetary role, the CBC is also a financial supervisory authority. In that capacity, it increasingly implements policies set at the European Union level. It is the national competent authority for Cyprus within European Banking Supervision. It is a voting member of the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA). It is the designated Cypriot National Resolution Authority and plenary session member of the Single Resolution Board (SRB). It provides the permanent single common representative for Cyprus in the Supervisory composition of the General Board of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). It is also a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).