The National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (NBRM;
Macedonian: Народна банка на Република Северна Македонија;
Albanian: Banka Popullore e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut) is the
central bank of
North Macedonia. It is headquartered in the capital city of
Skopje.
Anita Angelovska Bezhoska [
mk] has served as the Governor of the National Bank since 22 May 2018.[2] Prior to the
Prespa Agreement, the National Bank was officially known as the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia.
Functions
The National Bank performs the following functions:
grant founding and operating license to a bank and a savings house and supervise the banks and savings houses;
grant a licence for performing services of prompt money transfer and supervise the operations of the entities performing services of prompt money transfer in accordance with a law;
grant operating licenses to foreign exchange bureaus and supervise their operations in accordance with the law;
issue banknotes and coins;
perform activities for the account of the central government and the government administration bodies.