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Central Bank of Paraguay
The Central Bank of Paraguay (Banco Central del Paraguay, BCP) is Paraguay's central bank, which preserves the guaraní's value, targets inflation of 3.5% since 2011, and supervises banks.
Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia, also known as the Bank of Russia, is the central bank and monetary regulator of the Russian Federation, charged with protecting the ruble.
Central Bank of Somalia
The Central Bank of Somalia is the central bank of Somalia, created in its modern form by a 2012 law with price stability as its primary objective.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the country's central bank and financial-sector regulator, which steered recovery from the 2022 default on US$51 billion of external debt.
Central Bank of Sudan
The Central Bank of Sudan is Sudan's central bank and sole currency issuer, operating under Islamic Sharia and headquartered in Khartoum until war destroyed the city's banking in 2023.
Central Bank of Syria
The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) is Syria's central bank and currency issuer, established by 1953 decree and operating from Damascus since 1956 with 11 branches.
Central Bank of the Congo
The Central Bank of the Congo (Banque Centrale du Congo, BCC) is the central bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and issues the Congolese franc.
Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선중앙은행) is North Korea's central bank, established in 1946, with the sole right to issue the won.
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (Banco Central de la República Dominicana, BCRD) is the country's monetary authority and sole currency issuer, operating since 1947.
Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée) is Guinea's central bank, issuing the Guinean franc and holding its foreign reserves.
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK) is the sole regulator and supervisor of Kosovo's financial system, in a euro-using economy that issues no currency of its own.
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası) is Turkey's central bank, charged with maintaining price stability under Law No. 1211.
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates is the UAE's federal central bank and banking supervisor, issuing the dirham and maintaining its long-standing peg to the US dollar.
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) is the country's central bank and monetary authority, established in 1964 to issue currency and set the repo rate.
Central Bank of Tunisia
The Central Bank of Tunisia (Banque Centrale de Tunisie) is Tunisia's central bank and monetary authority, which issues the Tunisian dinar, manages gold and foreign-currency reserves, and supervises banks.
Central Bank of Turkmenistan
The Central Bank of Turkmenistan is the national bank and sole currency issuer of Turkmenistan, accountable to the President, and has held the manat at a fixed 3.50 per US dollar since 2015.
Central Bank of Uruguay
The Central Bank of Uruguay (Banco Central del Uruguay, BCU) is the autonomous state entity that issues Uruguay's currency and conducts inflation-targeting monetary policy from Montevideo.
Central Bank of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is the country's central bank and monetary authority, responsible for the stability of the national currency, the soum, with a 5 percent inflation target.
Central Bank of Venezuela
The Central Bank of Venezuela (Banco Central de Venezuela, BCV) is Venezuela's central bank, created in 1939, responsible for monetary policy, currency issue, and international reserves.
Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is the supranational central bank of eight West African states, issuing the CFA franc, pegged to the euro at 655.957.
Central Bank of Yemen
The Central Bank of Yemen, established in 1971, is the country's monetary authority and currency issuer; since 2016 it has existed as rival banks in Aden and Sana'a.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (केंद्रीय अप्रत्यक्ष कर एवं सीमा शुल्क बोर्ड)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC, केंद्रीय अप्रत्यक्ष कर एवं सीमा शुल्क बोर्ड), formerly CBEC, is India's Department of Revenue board administering customs, central excise, and GST through Commissionerates, ICEGATE, ACES-GST, and ECCS.
Central Board of Secondary Education (केन्द्रीय माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड)
Central Board of Secondary Education (केन्द्रीय माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड, CBSE), India's national school board under the Ministry of Education, founded 1929 as the Rajputana board, renamed 1952, reconstituted 1962; conducts Class X and XII exams and introduced two Class X board exams from 2026.
Central Bureau of Investigation (केंद्रीय अन्वेषण ब्यूरो)
Central Bureau of Investigation (केंद्रीय अन्वेषण ब्यूरो), India's central investigating agency established 1 April 1963; operates under the DSPE Act 1946, needs state consent outside Union Territories, and is overseen by the CVC.
Central California Women's Facility
Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) is California's largest women's state prison, opened 1990 in Chowchilla, Madera County, housing all security levels on 640 acres. Distinguished from CIW in Chino by size and by the August 2026 DOJ finding of constitutional violations over staff sexual abuse.
Central clearing
Central clearing is the arrangement in which a central counterparty stands between both sides of a trade, managing default risk through netting, margin, and default funds.
Central College (Iowa)
Central College is a private liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1853, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, with about 1,100 students, NCAA Division III Dutch athletics, and strong study abroad programs.
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (中共中央纪律检查委员会) is the Chinese Communist Party's disciplinary organ, enforcing party discipline and investigating misconduct; it was founded in November 1949 with Zhu De as secretary.
Central Committee apparatus
The Central Committee apparatus (Аппарат ЦК ВКП(б)) was the Soviet Communist Party's administrative machinery, which selected cadres and verified decisions, rebuilt repeatedly between 1930 and 1952.
Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights
The Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights, commonly called the Istanbul Committee, was an Albanian nationalist organization founded in Istanbul, then the Ottoman capital, in December 1877.