National Bank of Belgium

National Bank of Belgium
Nationale Bank van België (Dutch)
Banque nationale de Belgique (French)
Belgische Nationalbank (German)

Headquarters

Brussels

Established

5 May 1850

Governor

Jan Smets

Central bank of

Belgium

Succeeded by

European Central Bank (1999)¹

Website

www.nbb.be

¹NBB still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; Dutch: Nationale Bank van België, French: Banque nationale de Belgique, German: Belgische Nationalbank) has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850. The National Bank of Belgium was established with 100% private capital by a law of 5 May 1850 as a Société Anonyme (SA). It is a member of the European System of Central Banks.

The Governor of the National Bank is a member of the Governing Council, the main decision-making body of the Eurosystem, particularly as regards monetary policy; the National Bank of Belgium participates in the preparation and execution of its decisions.

Apart from monetary policy, the National Bank of Belgium takes on other tasks which can be classified as follows:

the issuing of euro banknotes
the printing of euro banknotes and the placing in circulation of euro coins
the management of foreign currency reserves
the collection, circulation and analysis of economic and financial information
the stability of the Belgian financial sector - see also CBFA
the role of financial ambassador to international economic institutions
services for the Belgian State
services for the Belgian financial sector
services for the general public

50% of the NBB stock is freely traded on Euronext Brussels, the other 50% of the shares are owned by the Belgian government. (400.000 shares in total)

Governors of the NBB

Meeting of the Administrative Council of the National Bank (1918) by Herman Richir

François-Philippe de Haussy (1850–1869)
Eugène Prévinaire (1870–1877)
André-Eugène Pirson (1877–1881)
Alexandre Jamar (1882–1888)
Eugène Anspach (1888–1890)
Victor Van Hoegaerden (1891–1905)
Théophile de Lantsheere (1905–1918)
Leon Van der Rest (1918–1923)
Fernand Hautain (1923–1926)
Louis Franck (1926–1937)
Georges Janssen (1938–1941)
Albert Goffin (1941)
Georges Theunis (1941–1944)
Maurice Frère (1944–1957)
Hubert Ansiaux (1957–1971)
Robert Vandeputte (1971–1975)
Cecil de Strycker (1975–1982)
Jean Godeaux (1982–1989)
Alfons Verplaetse (1989–1999)
Guy Quaden (1999–2011)
Luc Coene (2011–2015)
Jan Smets (2015–present)

Vice-Governors of the NBB

(List to be expanded)

Luc Coene (2003–2011)
Mathias Dewatripont (2014–present)

Library

The National Bank's library is one of the most important economic libraries in Belgium. The building that currently houses the library, was constructed between 1872 and 1874 for the Union du Crédit and designed by architect Désiré De Keyser (1823-1897). De Keyser opted for a typical late-19th century bank style of architecture, which reflects both authority and prestige. The abundant light and imposing spaces were intended to mirror the institution's power and instil confidence among its clients. The building, fully restored to its former glory, is open to the public.

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The Scientific Library of the National Bank of Belgium

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