Narodowy Bank Polski, the National Bank of Poland, is the country's central bank, with its headquarters in Warsaw. It was created by the provisional authorities in the final months of the Second World War, as the old financial institutions had been destroyed or taken over by Germany, and it became the state's central bank in communist Poland. In the market economy after 1989, it was reorganized and gained independence, and it is responsible for issuing the złoty and for monetary policy, with the aim of keeping prices stable. It also supervises parts of the banking system and holds Poland's gold and foreign currency reserves. Poland is a member of the European Union but has not adopted the euro.
Before and after
- 1945Founding of International Court of Justice
- 1945Founding of Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
- from 9 January 1945 to 15 August 1945Battle of Luzon
- from 12 January 1945 to 2 February 1945Vistula–Oder Offensive
- 15 January 1945Founding of Narodowy Bank Polski
- from 23 January 1945 to 6 May 1945Siege of Breslau
- February 1945Death of Anne Frank
- 1 February 1945Founding of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- from 3 February 1945 to 3 March 1945Battle of Manila
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