Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters | Zhongzheng, Taipei |
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Established |
1924 (in Guangzhou) 1928 (in Shanghai) 1961 (in Taiwan) |
Governor | Perng Fai-nan |
Central bank of | Republic of China |
Currency |
New Taiwan Dollar TWD (ISO 4217) |
Bank rate | 1.5% (8 Jan 2009) |
Website | www.cbc.gov.tw |
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Traditional Chinese | 中央銀行 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中央银行 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (CBC; Chinese: 中華民國中央銀行; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zhōngyāng Yínháng),[1][2] known in English from 1924 to 2007 as the Central Bank of China,[3] is the central bank of the Republic of China, now commonly known as Taiwan.[4] Its legal and common name in Chinese is literally translated as the "Central Bank". The central bank is administered under the Executive Yuan of the ROC government.[5]
History
Mainland China
The bank was originally proposed in 1923 by Sun Yat-sen's administration in Guangzhou, in which it was established a year later under the name Central Bank of China. Following the success of the Northern Expedition, the Central Bank took over the role of central bank for China from the Bank of China in 1928, with its headquarters in Shanghai. Before 1949, it was one of China's "Big Four" national banks, along with the Bank of China, Bank of Communications, and Farmers Bank of China.
Taiwan
After the loss of mainland China in the Chinese Civil War by the Kuomintang (KMT) and its subsequent retreat to Taiwan in December 1949, the Central Bank of China also moved along with the government to Taiwan. Until it was re-established as central bank in 1961, the Bank of Taiwan acted as the de facto central bank in Taiwan. On 8 November 1979, the newly revised Central Bank of China Act was promulgated. The Bank of Taiwan issued the New Taiwan dollar until 2000, when the Central Bank of China finally took over the task. In 2000 the English name of the Central Bank of China was renamed Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) along with a host of other renamings under the Chen Shui-bian administration of state-owned corporations with "China" in their name, such as the Chunghwa Post.
Organizational structure
- Department of Banking
- Department of Issuing
- Department of Foreign Exchange
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Financial Inspection
- Department of Economic Research
- Secretariat
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Information Management
- Personnel Office
- Ethics Office
- Legal Affairs Office
- New York Representative Office
- London Representative Office
List of Governors
- Perng Fai-nan (25 February 1998 –)
Transportation
The headquarters building is accessible within walking distance north-west from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
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References
- ↑ Welcome to the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- ↑ "Central bank latest to drop 'China' label". Taipei Times. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ↑ Introduction to the Central Bank of the Republic of China (English)
- ↑ "Central Bank of China changes English name". The China Post. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ↑ The Law of the Central Bank, 中央銀行法 (Chinese (Taiwan)) (Central Bank Law)
External links
- Central Bank of the Republic of China official site (Chinese (Taiwan))
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