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........................................................................ 7 POLISH NATIONAL CREDIT BANK 1918–1924 .......................................... 15 BANK OF POLAND SA 1924–1945 .............................................................. 19 Status and activities ...................................................................................... 19 Issuing and lending activity ........................................................................ 25 Wartime – Bank of Issue in the General Gouvernement ............................. 36 NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND .................................................................... 40 8QGHUWKHÀQDQFLDOV\VWHPRIVWDWHVRFLDOLVP² ........................... 40 NBP’s status and activities ...................................................................... 40 Issue and lending activity ....................................................................... 50 Under the market economy of a democratic state 1989–2008 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