National Bank of Romania
Appearance
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The National Bank of Romania (Romanian: Banca Naţională a României, BNR) is the central bank of Romania. It started in April 1880. It is in the capital city, Bucharest. The bank's first governor was Eugeniu Carada.
History
[change | change source]Scandal
[change | change source]In 1916, the Central Powers invaded Romania. All valuable objects of the National Bank of Romania and the Romanian Treasure were sent to Moscow for safekeeping. They were never returned.[source?]
Robbery
[change | change source]On July 28, 1959, an armed group of six members of the Romanian Communist Party stole from an armored car of the National Bank of Romania 1,600,000 lei (about US$250,000 at 1959 prices).
Responsibilities
[change | change source]The main tasks of the National Bank of Romania are:
- to control the supply of money and its exchange with other currencies
- to control banks and make sure the economy is stable
- to make money
- to control how much money goes in and out of Romania