Swiss National Bank
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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is the central bank of Switzerland, and so is therefore responsible for the monetary policy of the nation of Switzerland and also for the issuing of Swiss franc banknotes.
The bank is otherwise known as: German:Schweizerische Nationalbank; French:Banque nationale suisse; Italian:Banca nazionale svizzera; Romansh:Banca naziunala svizra, which are the four official languages of the country.