Bank of Latvia
Head office in Riga, formerly branch building of the State Bank of the Russian Empire | |
| Headquarters | Riga |
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| Established | 7 September 1922 |
| Ownership | 100% state ownership |
| Governor | Mārtiņš Kazāks |
| Central bank of | Latvia |
| Reserves | US$3.05 billion |
| Preceded by | State Savings and Credit Bank |
| Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2014)1 |
| Website | www.bank.lv |
| 1 The Bank of Latvia still exists, but many functions have been taken over by the European Central Bank. | |
The Bank of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Banka,) is the national central bank for Latvia within the Eurosystem. It was the Latvian central bank from 1922 to 2013, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1992. It issued the Latvian lats (1922-1940), then a Latvian ruble (1992-1993) and second lats (1993-2013). Since 2014, it has also been Latvia's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. The Bank of Latvia's administration is located in Riga.