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Banco de Portugal

Image 1Banco de Portugal (Porto).JPG|300px
Image Title 1Bank of Portugal branch in Oporto
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Established19 November 1846
PresidentCarlos Costa
Leader TitleGovernor
Bank OfPortugal
PrecededBanco de Lisboa & Companhia de Confiança Nacional
SucceededEuropean Central Bank (1999)1

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The Banco de Portugal (English: Bank of Portugal) is the central bank of the Republic of Portugal. Established by a royal charter of 19 November 1846 to act as a commercial bank and issuing bank, it came about as the result of a merger of the Banco de Lisboa and the Companhia de Confiança Nacional, an investment company specialised in the financing of the public debt. The bank issues legal tender that is designated as the national currency � the real until 1911, the escudo from 1911 until 1998, and the euro since 1999.

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Following its nationalisation in September 1974 and its new Organic Law (1975), the Banco de Portugal was, for the first time, responsible for the supervision of the banking system.

It is an integral part of the European System of Central Banks, which was founded in June 1998.

The current governor is Carlos Costa.




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