National Bank of Belgium is Belgium's central bank. Its activity essentially revolves around 5 sectors:
- implementing of the European monetary policy: studies and statistical analyses, management of relations with credit institutions through monetary instruments, management of exchange reserves, etc.;
- management of payment and liquidation systems, production and introduction into circulation of fiduciary currency, organization and management of inter-bank payment systems and a security payment system, centralized processing of bills of exchange, etc.;
- monitoring of payment systems: development of controls, monitoring of security payment and liquidation systems, participation in the work carried out to stabilize the monetary system and international finances, management of a compensation fund for clients of bankrupt investment companies and credit institution;
- services for the State: centralization of State revenues and running costs, daily management of Government stocks in order to ensure the liquidity of State loans, etc.;
- distribution of economic and financial information.
BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE 
