The Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria's central bank, was founded on January 1, 1923, taking over the Austro-Hungarian Bank's operations on Austrian territory following the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 1919. Headquartered in Vienna, its tasks within the Eurosystem include contributing to a stability-oriented monetary policy for the eurozone, safeguarding financial stability in Austria, supplying the public and businesses with counterfeit-proof cash, managing the country's gold and foreign exchange reserve assets, compiling economic analyses and statistics, operating euro payment systems, and participating in European banking supervision.
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Oesterreichische Nationalbank is one of the BIS's 63 member central banks and monetary authorities (Membership and shareholding structure table); the BIS has been wholly owned by its member central banks since the 2005 buyback of private shareholders.
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1. Austrian National Bank (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAustrian National Bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) article, lead section
The Austrian National Bank started operations on 1 January 1923 as central bank of the newly formed First Austrian Republic, under the economic assistance provided to Austria by the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations.
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The Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria's central bank, was founded on January 1, 1923, taking over the Austro-Hungarian Bank's operations on Austrian territory following the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 1919.
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Wikimedia FoundationMember Of: Bank for International Settlements, Bank for International Settlements, Membership and shareholding structure sectionQuote, Member Of: Bank for International Settlements, Bank for International Settlements, Membership and shareholding structure section
The BIS members are central banks of 63 jurisdictions: 34 in Europe, 16 in Asia, 5 in South America, 3 in North America, 3 in Africa, and 2 in Oceania.
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