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| headquarters = [[Lusaka]] | | headquarters = [[Lusaka]] | ||
| established = 1938 | | established = 1938 | ||
| president = Dr. Denny Kalyalya<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-13/zambian-president-names-denny-kalyalya-as-central-bank-governor-i63nj3ws|date=13 February 2015|accessdate=8 July 2015|publisher= | | president = Dr. Denny Kalyalya<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-13/zambian-president-names-denny-kalyalya-as-central-bank-governor-i63nj3ws|date=13 February 2015|accessdate=8 July 2015|publisher=Bloomberg|title=Zambia Central Bank Chief Replaced as President Vows Lower Rates}}</ref> | ||
| leader_title = Governor | | leader_title = Governor | ||
| bank_of = [[Zambia]] | | bank_of = [[Zambia]] | ||
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According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the [http://www.afi-global.org Alliance for Financial Inclusion]. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the the Maya Declaration, during the AFI Global Policy Forum, held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maya-declaration-urges-financial-inclusion-for-worlds-unbanked-populations-130887928.html |date=30 September 2011|accessdate=20 April 2014|publisher=PR Newswire|first=for Financial Inclusion|last=Alliance}}</ref> | According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the [http://www.afi-global.org Alliance for Financial Inclusion]. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the the Maya Declaration, during the AFI Global Policy Forum, held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maya-declaration-urges-financial-inclusion-for-worlds-unbanked-populations-130887928.html |date=30 September 2011|accessdate=20 April 2014|publisher=PR Newswire|first=for Financial Inclusion|last=Alliance}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Bank of Zambia.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Bank of Zambia. Source: Zambia Advisor]] | |||
The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, which was based in Harare, in present-day Zimbabwe. The Board's jurisdiction included [[Northern Rhodesia]], now called [[Zambia]] and Nyasaland, known as Malawi today. | The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, which was based in Harare, in present-day Zimbabwe. The Board's jurisdiction included [[Northern Rhodesia]], now called [[Zambia]] and Nyasaland, known as Malawi today. | ||
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*[http://www.boz.zm/ '''Official site:''' Bank of Zambia] | *[http://www.boz.zm/ '''Official site:''' Bank of Zambia] | ||
{{Economy of Zambia}} | |||
[[Category:Economy of Zambia]] | [[Category:Economy of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:1964 establishments in Zambia]] | [[Category:1964 establishments in Zambia]] | ||
