General Information
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History
The Library of the Bank of Greece is one of the most prominent and comprehensive special libraries in Greece in the field of economics. It is a Section of the Economic Research Department and it is housed in the headquarters of the Bank
The Library was established in 1931 by purchasing a collection of about 2,000 volumes belonging to Giannis Vlahogiannis (1867-1945), Greek writer and historian. Since then the collection has constantly been developed with new acquisitions in subjects related to the main functions of the Bank: economics, finance, banking, law, monetary policy, statistics, and business administration.
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Use of the Library
External users may visit the Library during its opening hours. 
Users are required to produce identification, which will be retained at the reference desk until they have completed their research within the Library. For statistical reasons users should also sign the "Guest Book" and for safety reasons they should lock their belongings in lockers near the main entrance of the Library.
Use of food, drink or mobile phones is prohibited in the Library.
External users can access only the serials' and newspapers' stacks.
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Collection
The Library's collection consists of nearly 140,000 volumes. In addition to the publications of the Bank, it includes monographs, academic journals,newspapers (Greek and foreign), annual reports of central banks and working/discussion papers. Publications of international organizations, such as the European Central Bank, the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and the International Labour Office, form a great part of the collection.
Included in the collection are about 3,500 serial titles, as well as several titles of Greek and foreign economic newspapers in print and electronic format.
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Membership in Greek and international organizations
The Library is a member of :
Activities
Two speeches by Professor X. Zolotas addressed to the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.), based on English words of Greek origin.
Publications
The following list includes serials titles and monographs published since 1928. Concerning the Working Paper series, please click here.
Bank's Publications (pdf 0,18 MB)
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