The Central Bank of Luxembourg ( , BCL; ; ) is the
national central bank
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, for
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
within 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, . It was founded for that purpose in 1998, and also succeeded the
Institut Monétaire Luxembourgeois in some of the latter's mandates.
Former IML Management
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Pierre Jaans
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
(Director General of IML 1983–1998)
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Raymond Kirsch Raymond Kirsch (18 January 1942 - 11 March 2013) was a Luxembourgish businessman, economist, and administrator. He was the chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, from 1 February 2004. to 20 April 2011. Kirsch had previously sat as administrato ...
(President of IML 1985–1998)
Governors BCL
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Yves Mersch (1998–2013)
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Gaston Reinesch (since 2013)
See also
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List of banks in Luxembourg
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Economy of Luxembourg
The economy of Luxembourg is largely dependent on the banking, steel, and industrial sectors. Citizens of Luxembourg enjoy the highest per capita gross domestic product in the world, according to an IMF estimate in 2022. Among OECD nations, L ...
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Luxembourgish franc
The Luxembourg franc (''F'' or ISO ''LUF'', ), subdivided into 100 centimes, was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 2002, except from 1941 to 1944. From 1944 to 2002, its value was equal to that of the Belgian franc. The franc remained i ...
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List of central banks
This is a list of central banks.
Central banks by alphabetical order
This is a list of central banks. Countries that are only partially recognized internationally are marked with an asterisk (*).
Major central banks by currency allocation p ...
References
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Ernest Mühlen
Ernest Mühlen (8 June 1926 – 19 March 2014) was a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party, economist and financial journalist. He won a place on Luxembourg City's communal council in 1973. He was a government minister ...
, ''Monnaie et circuits financiers au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'', Université Internationale de Sciences Comparées, Luxembourg, 1968.
* Roger Croisé, René Link, ''La législation monétaire au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg de 1815 à nos jours'', Edition Lux-Numis, Luxembourg,1988, 639 p.
External links
Official site of Banque centrale du LuxembourgEuropean Central Bank
Banks of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
Government-owned companies of Luxembourg
Companies based in Luxembourg City
Banks established in 1998
Government agencies of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian companies established in 1998
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Financial regulatory authorities of Luxembourg