Bank of Lithuania
The Bank of Lithuania () is the central bank of the Republic of Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania is a member of the European System of Central Banks. The chairman of the bank is Gediminas Šimkus. Until 2015, the Bank of Lithuania was responsible for issuing the former Lithuanian national currency – the litas. Primary functions. According to the Bank's official website, the Bank of Lithuania performs these primary functions: Bank leadership. Governors of the Bank of Lithuania: Chairmen of the board of the Bank of Lithuania: 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.