The Croatian National Bank (CNB), known until 1997 as the National Bank of Croatia (HNB) , is the national central bank for Croatia within the Eurosystem. Originally established in 1971 under the decentralization of the National Bank of Yugoslavia, it became a fully-fledged central bank in late 1991 with the independence of Croatia, and was subsequently the Croatian central bank until 2022, issuing the Croatian dinar until 1994 and subsequently the Croatian kuna until Croatian adoption of the euro on 1 January 2023. The CNB's role was specified by the Constitution of Croatia which was passed by the Parliament of Croatia on 21 December 1990. In performing its duties, the CNB acts as an independent institution responsible to the Parliament.[2]
In addition to its monetary role, the Croatian National Bank is also a financial supervisory authority. In that capacity, it increasingly implements policies set at the European Union level. It has been the national competent authority for Croatia within European Banking Supervision since 2020.[3] It is a voting member of the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA).[4]