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* [[Federal Reserve Bank]]
* [[Hong Kong Monetary Authority]]
* [[Hong Kong Monetary Authority]]
* [[International Monetary Fund]]
* [[Lender of last resort]]
* [[Lender of last resort]]
* [[MA]]
* [[MA]]

Revision as of 14:28, 18 November 2020

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A national or supranational body with responsibility for:

  • Issuing currency
  • Maintaining and managing international reserves, including those resulting from transactions with the International Monetary Fund


The role of monetary authority is often undertaken by a central bank.

In other cases, operations may be undertaken by a currency board, or other monetary agency.


See also