The Bank of Slovenia ( sl, Banka Slovenije) is the bank of issue and the

central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a centra ...

of the Republic of Slovenia. Based in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

, it was established on 25 June 1991. It is a non-governmental independent institution, obliged to periodically present a report on its operation to the

National Assembly of Slovenia The National Assembly ( sl, Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, or ), is the general representative body of Slovenia. According to the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of the distinctively ...

. Its primary task is to take care of the stability of the domestic currency and to ensure the liquidity of payments within the country and with foreign countries. It also acts as the supervisor of the banking system. The Bank of Slovenia joined the

Eurosystem The Eurosystem is the monetary authority of the eurozone, the collective of European Union member states that have adopted the euro as their sole official currency. The European Central Bank (ECB) has, under Article 16 of its Statute,

in 2007, when the euro replaced the

tolar Tolar (german: Thaler, links=no) or Jáchymovský tolar is the Czech name for the silver coin minted in Kingdom of Bohemia from 1520 until 1672 in Jáchymov (German: ''Joachimsthal''). On obverse of the coin is depicted Saint Joachim with coat ...

as the official currency of Slovenia.

Governors

France Arhar France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

(1991–2001) *

Mitja Gaspari Mitja Gaspari (born 25 November 1951) is a Slovenian economist, banker, and politician. He served as Minister for Economic Development in the government of Borut Pahor. Early life and education Gaspari was born in Ljubljana. He studied economics ...

(2001–2007) *

Marko Kranjec Marko Kranjec is a former Slovenian politician. He served as the country's first Minister of Finance (formally as 'Secretary of Finance') from 16 May 1990 to 8 May 1991. In 2007, he became governor of the Bank of Slovenia The Bank of Slovenia ( ...

(2007–2013) *

Boštjan Jazbec The Single Resolution Board (SRB) is an EU agency that was established in Brussels in 2015 as part of the broader set of reforms known as the banking union. It acts as the resolution authority for a subset of banks in the euro area and as the instit ...

(2013–2018) * Boštjan Vasle (since 2019)

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Bank of Slovenia official site

Financial data for SloveniaStatistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

1991 establishments in Slovenia Banks established in 1991 {{Slovenia-stub

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