Bank of Lithuania

The Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos bankas) is the Lithuanian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Lithuania from 1922 to 2014, issuing the Lithuanian litas, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. Since 2015, it has also been Lithuania's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.

History
The Bank of Lithuania was first established in Kaunas on 27 September 1922. Its first governor was Vladas Jurgutis. The first task of the bank was to replace German ostmark and ostrubel, which circulated after the World War I, with a Lithuanian currency litas. In 1931, the bank became a member of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) organization.

Primary functions
According to the Bank's official website, the Bank of Lithuania performs these primary functions: As a member of the European System of Central Banks, the Bank of Lithuania participates in the formulation and implementation of the monetary policy of the eurozone.
 * maintaining price stability,
 * formulating and implementing the monetary policy,
 * acting as an agent of the State Treasury.

Bank leadership
Governors of the Bank of Lithuania:
 * Vladas Jurgutis (1922–1929)
 * Vladas Stašinskas (1930–1939)
 * Juozas Tūbelis (1939)
 * Juozas Paknys (1939–1940)

Chairmen of the board of the Bank of Lithuania:
 * Bronius Povilaitis (1990)
 * Vilius Baldišis (1990–1993)
 * Romualdas Visokavičius (1993)
 * Kazys Ratkevičius (1993–1996)
 * Reinoldijus Šarkinas (1996–2011)
 * Vitas Vasiliauskas (2011–2021)
 * Gediminas Šimkus (since 2021)

Management and structure


The Bank is governed by a board consisting of a chairperson, two deputy chairpersons and two members.

According to The Bank of Lithuania official website, it is managed by Supervision Service; ten departments: Economics, Statistics, Market Operations, International Relations, Payment Systems, Cash, Accounting, Information Technology, General Services and Security; six autonomous divisions (Internal Audit, Legal, Organisation and Personnel, General and Public Relations, Risk Management), and Bank of Lithuania Branches in Kaunas and Klaipėda.