MNB, in addition to aiming at issuing forint banknotes and coins that are appropriately protected against counterfeiting, established the National Counterfeit Centre using the existing expert basis in January 2005. Here suspect counterfeit forint banknotes and coins as well as suspect counterfeit foreign currencies detected in Hungary are examined.
Transparency and accountability  The new Bank of Israel Law will require the Bank to account for its decisions, policies and achievements to the Knesset, the government and the public. In this context the Bank will have to explain the considerations underlying its decisions, including the relevant information available at the time, economic forecasts, and how it views expected economic developments.