RBI Thiruvananthapuram RBI Thiruvananthapuram RBI Thiruvananthapuram is a branch office of the Reserve Bank of India with its jurisdiction covering the State of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. This regional office contains nearly all of the major Departments of Reserve Bank of India. The only exceptions are the departments of Foreign Exchange (FED) and Economic Policy & Research (DEPR), both of which are housed at the Bank's sub-office at Kochi. The office is headed by Nirmal Chand, Regional Director. RBI Thiruvananthapuram started operating on 2 January 1954, from a rented building with just one Department, viz. Department of Banking Operations
Central Bank of The Bahamas Central Bank of The Bahamas The Central Bank of the Bahamas is the reserve bank of the Bahamas based in the capital Nassau. The bank was established in 1974 but traces its origins to the currency board established in 1919. The bank carries out the independent monetary policy and supervision of the financial sector of the Bahamas. In 1919, the British Government established the Board of Commissioners of Currency to issue local Bahamian currency pegged to the pound sterling. The Board helped promote the Bahamas' emergence as an international currency trading and banking center during the 1960s and 70s. By