Central Bank of Kosovo

Central Bank of Kosovo
Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës
HeadquartersPristina
Coordinates42°39′36″N 21°09′30″E / 42.6600238°N 21.1584217°E / 42.6600238; 21.1584217
Established2008 (2008)
Central bank ofKosovo
CurrencyEuro
EUR (ISO 4217)
Reserves€ 1.177 billion
Preceded byCentral Banking Authority of Kosovo
Succeeded byEuropean Central Bank 1
Websitewww.bqk-kos.org
1 Many policies are managed de facto by the ECB/eurosystem, even if the bank is not part of the Eurosystem or the European System of Central Banks.

The Central Bank of Kosovo (Albanian: Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës, Serbian: Централна банка Републике Косова / Centralna banka Republike Kosova) is the central bank of Kosovo. It was founded in June 2008, the same year Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, with the approval of Law No. 03/L-074 on the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Before being established as the Central Bank of Kosovo, it operated as the Central Banking Authority of Kosovo (Albanian: Autoriteti Qendror Bankar i Kosovës).[1] The official currency in Kosovo is the Euro, which was unilaterally adopted by the United Nations administration for Kosovo in 2002; however, Kosovo is not a member of the Eurozone.[2][3][4] The headquarters of the CBK are located in the capital of Kosovo, Pristina.

Headquarters of the Central Bank of Kosovo, Pristina.
  1. ^ "Functions and Responsibilities". bqk-kos.org. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Euro: A Force for Stability in Kosovo". balkaninsight.com. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Balkan Countries Say Farewell to "Beloved" German Mark". setimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Euros Replace Deutschmarks". setimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.