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Bank of Zambia

Central Banks and Monetary Authorities

The Bank of Zambia was founded in 1964, succeeding the Bank of Northern Rhodesia, formed in 1963 from the Lusaka branch of the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Headquartered in Lusaka, its principal duty is to create and implement monetary policy that maintains the country's economic stability, and it provides banking services to the government and commercial banks, acts as settlement agent, licenses, regulates and supervises banks and financial service institutions, and manages the country's banking, currency and payment systems.

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Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served
Zambia 2
Wikidata Q806694, property P17 (country).
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
1964 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Lusaka 1
Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Central Bank 1
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Sources
1. Bank of Zambia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Bank of Zambia article, Overview section
    In 1964, the Bank of Zambia was created from the Bank of Northern Rhodesia, which itself had only formed a year earlier in 1963 from the Lusaka branch of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland bank.
  • Infobox, headquarters
    Lusaka
  • Introduction, institution-subtype-p2
    The Bank of Zambia (BoZ), is the central bank of Zambia.
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2. Wikidata
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata: Bank of Zambia
Wikidata Q806694, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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