Swiss National Bank


Swiss National Bank
Schweizerische Nationalbank (German)

Banque Nationale Suisse (French)
Banca Nazionale Svizzera (Italian)
Banca Naziunala Svizra (Romansh)

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LogoHeadquarters
HeadquartersBern and Zurich
Established1907
ChairmanThomas Jordan
Central bank ofSwitzerland
CurrencySwiss Franc
ISO 4217 CodeCHF
Websitewww.snb.ch

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is the central bank of Switzerland. It is responsible for Swiss monetary policy and for issuing Swiss franc banknotes.

The names of the establishment in the four official languages of the country are: German: Schweizerische Nationalbank; French: Banque Nationale Suisse; Italian: Banca Nazionale Svizzera; Romansh: Banca Naziunala Svizra.

The SNB is an aktiengesellschaft under special regulations. About 55% of it is shares are owned by public originations like cantons and cantonal banks. The remaining shares are swapped the stock market. They are for the most part owned by private individuals. The Swiss National Bank has two head offices, one is in Bern and the other one in Zurich.

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