What is National Bank of Romania?
[[Image:Bancanationala anii1920.jpg|thumb|right|The Headquarters of the National Bank of Romania in the 1920s (Lipscani Street)]] [[Image:National Bank of Romania logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of the National Bank of Romania]] The '''National Bank of Romania''' ({{lang-ro|Banca Naţională a României}}, BNR) is the [[Bank|central bank]] of [[Romania]]. It started in [[April]] 1880. It is in the capital city, [[Bucharest]]. The bank's first [[governor]] was [[Eugeniu Carada]]. ==History== === Scandal === In 1916, the [[Central Powers]] invaded Romania. All [[valuable]] objects of the National Bank of Romania and the [[Romanian Treasure]] were sent to [[Moscow]] for safekeeping. They were never returned.{{fact|date=April 2009}} === Robbery === On July 28, 1959, an armed group of six members of the [[Romanian Communist Party]] stole from an [[armored car]] of the National Bank of Romania 1,600,000 lei (about [[United States|US]][[US dollar|$]]250,000 at 1959 prices). == Responsibilities == The main tasks of the National Bank of Romania are: # to control the supply of money and its exchange with other currencies # to control banks and make sure the [[economy]] is stable # to make money # to control how much money goes in and out of Romania == Other websites == * {{official website|http://www.bnro.ro/}} {{Central banks by country}} {{coord|44|25|57.34|N|26|5|57.83|E|display=title}} [[Category:Banks of Europe]] [[Category:Organizations based in Bucharest]] [[Category:1880 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Romania]]