Banco de Portugal

Banco de Portugal
(Bank of Portugal)
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38°42′31″N 9°08′17″W / 38.708729°N 9.138148°W
Established	19 November 1846; 178 years ago
Ownership	100% state ownership
Governor	Mário Centeno
Central bank of	Portugal
Reserves	4 980 million USD
Preceded by	Banco de Lisboa ; Companhia de Confiança Nacional
Succeeded by	European Central Bank (1999)1
Website	www.bportugal.pt
	1 The Bank of Portugal still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.

The Banco de Portugal (English: Bank of Portugal) is the Portuguese member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Portugal from 1846 to 1998, issuing the Portuguese escudo. Since 2014, it has also been Portugal's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision.^[3] The bank was founded by royal charter in 1846, during the reign of Queen Maria II of Portugal, by a merger of the Banco de Lisboa [pt], the first bank founded in Portugal, and insurer Companhia Confiança Nacional.

History

Foundation

Queen Maria II of Portugal established the bank by royal charter on 19 November 1846 to act as a commercial bank and issuing bank. It came about as the result of a merger of the Banco de Lisboa, the first bank founded in Portugal, and the Companhia de Confiança Nacional, an investment company specialised in the financing of the public debt.

The bank was designated by the Portuguese Crown as the emitter of legal tender, at the time the Portuguese real, which it continued producing until 1911.

Republic

Following the Implementation of the Republic in 1910, the Banco de Portugal began to emit the Portuguese Escudo.

In 1932, the bank established the Biblioteca do Banco de Portugal, one of the most significant private libraries in Portugal.

In 1946, the institution was bestowed the honor of Grand Cross of the Order of Christ by the President of Portugal.

During the Estado Novo, the bank pursued a vigorous policy of gold acquisition starting in 1957, which has contributed towards Portugal's present-day status of having the 14th largest gold reserve in the world.

Nationalization

Following its nationalisation in September 1974 and its new Organic Law (1975), the Banco de Portugal was, for the first time, responsible for the supervision of the banking system.

It is an integral part of the European System of Central Banks, which was founded in June 1998.

The Banco de Portugal ceased emission of the Portuguese Escudo in 1999, with the country's adoption of the Euro.

Contemporary

In 2013, the bank announced that it would pay €359 million in dividends, referring to the year of 2012.^[4]

In 2014, the bank announced that it would pay €202 million in dividends, referring to the year of 2013, representing a steep decline in comparison to 2012.^[5]

In August 2014, Banco de Portugal announced it was restructuring Portugal's second biggest bank, Banco Espirito Santo, by splitting the bank in two. During the bank restructure, one of the lenders, Oak Finance, had its loan liabilities remain with Banco Espirito Santo. This triggered a lawsuit from a group of investors including: hedge funds and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.^[6]

Governors

Prior to 1887, the Banco de Portugal was governed by a chairman of the board. Since then, the administration has been entrusted to the governor of the Banco de Portugal.^[7]

#	Name	Term
1st	António Augusto Pereira de Miranda	1887–1891
2nd	Pedro Augusto de Carvalho	1891–1894
3nd	Júlio de Vilhena	1895–1907
4th	José Adolfo de Mello e Sousa	1907–1910
5th	Inocêncio Camacho	1911–1936
Between 1936 and 1957, the Banco de Portugal operated without a governor.
6th	Rafael da Silva Neves Duque	1957–1963
7th	António Pinto Barbosa	1966–1974
8th	Manuel Jacinto Nunes	1974–1975
9th	José da Silva Lopes	1975–1980
10th	Manuel Jacinto Nunes	1980–1985
11th	Vítor Constâncio	1985–1986
12th	Tavares Moreira	1986–1992
13th	Luís Miguel Couceiro Pizarro Beleza	1992–1994
14th	António José Fernandes de Sousa	1994–2000
15th	Vítor Constâncio	2000–2010
16th	Carlos da Silva Costa	2010–2020
17th	Mário Centeno	2020–

References

^ ^a ^b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
^ "Centeno official and the new governor of the Bank of Portugal". jornaleconomico.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.^{[title missing]}
^ "National supervisors". ECB Banking Supervision.
^ "Banco de Portugal entrega 359 milhões ao Estado em dividendos após forte subida nos lucros".
^ "Banco de Portugal vai dar 202 milhões em dividendos ao Estado - Expresso.pt". expresso.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
^ "Sovereign Wealth Fund Takes Legal Action Against Banco de Portugal Over Costly Debt Transfer". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ "Governors past and present". www.bportugal.pt.

[dnbinfo-1] Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.

[2] "Centeno official and the new governor of the Bank of Portugal". jornaleconomico.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.^{[title missing]}

[3] "National supervisors". ECB Banking Supervision.

[4] "Banco de Portugal entrega 359 milhões ao Estado em dividendos após forte subida nos lucros".

[5] "Banco de Portugal vai dar 202 milhões em dividendos ao Estado - Expresso.pt". expresso.sapo.pt. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.

[6] "Sovereign Wealth Fund Takes Legal Action Against Banco de Portugal Over Costly Debt Transfer". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[7] "Governors past and present". www.bportugal.pt.

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