Central Bank of Cyprus Kεντρική Τράπεζα Κύπρου (in Greek) Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası (in Turkish) | |
Headquarters | Nicosia |
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Established | 14 December 1963[1] |
Central bank of | Cyprus |
Reserves | 80 million USD |
Website | centralbank |
Succeeded by | European Central Bank (2008) |
1 The Central Bank of Cyprus still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. |
The Central Bank of Cyprus (Greek: Kεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου Turkish: Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası), is the central bank of the Republic of Cyprus, in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. The bank was established in 1963. Its current governor is Constantinos Herodotou. The bank issued banknotes and coins in the Cypriot pound before 2008, when Cyprus adopted the euro.