An incipient public authority: A short pre-history of the Central Bank of Iceland

The author surveys the central banking functions progressively assumed by the National Bank of Iceland (Landsbanki Íslands) prior to the establishment in 1961 of the separate Icelandic Central Bank (Seðlabanki Íslands). The NBI took over the issuance of banknotes in 1924; its central banking functio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Helgi Skúli Kjartansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Iceland 2011-06-01
Series:Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla
Online Access:http://www.irpa.is/article/view/1115