The People’s Bank of China (PBC, also abbreviated as PBOC or PBoC; Chinese: 中国人民银行; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng) is the central bank of the People’s Republic of China responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by People’s Bank Law and Commercial Bank Law. It is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council.