Public Central Banks | Money, Credit, and Debt Concerns and Info | Forum

Here is a partial list of countries with public central banks (banks that are backed by the government, meaning they are much safer than private banks). I will keep adding more specifics to the information as I do the research.

Argentina

• Banco de la Nación Argentina
• Banco Provincia
• Banco Ciudad

Brazil

• Caixa Econômica Federal
• Bank of Brazil

Canada

• Alberta Treasury Branches

Chile

• Banco del Estado de Chile

France

• La Banque Postale (Created on January 1, 2006 through the transfer of financial services of La Poste)
• Caisse des Depots et Consignations
• Crédit Municipal de Paris

Germany

• German public bank

Iceland

• Landsbankinn
• Íslandsbanki

Italy

• Tavola Pecuniaria, first historical model of the system of public banks (XV century)
• Banca d’Italia^{[citation needed]}

Malaysia

• Bank Simpanan Nasional

Norway

• DnB NOR

Portugal

• Caixa Geral de Depósitos

Russia

• Vnesheconombank

Spain

• Argentaria

U.S.

• Bank of North Dakota

Other Potential Public Banks I’m researching:

Costa Rica

Royal Bank of Scotland (73% taxpayer owned)

Argentina

Iran

Myanmar

Uruguay

Libya (the recent war was mostly likely fought as a result of Gadaffi stating that he would no longer accept the dollar or euro, and in fact, was attempting to get the African continent to adopt the gold dinar as it’s primary currency)

India

China

Bangladesh

Japan (although a member of BIS, their debt is mostly internal)

Taiwan (modelled on Japan)

South Korea (modelled on Japan)

Other

Bank of International Settlements Member Banks