Welcome to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands

CBSI is the premier financial institution in the country and is at the center of the banking and financial system, performing a number of essential functions, including the formulation and implementation of the country’s monetary policies.

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Maintaining Price Stability

Our Primary Objective is to maintain price stability, Price stability is essential for sustainable economic growth and it represents one of the key outcomes that monetary policy aims to achieve.

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Maintaining a Stable Financial System.

An additional objective of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, is to foster and to maintain a stable financial system.

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Key Indicators

Inflation
(August, 2017)	1.5%
GDP (2016)
RGDP (Real) *estimates	SBD$ 4,607m
NGDP (Nominal) *estimates	SBD$ 8,504m
Real GDP Growth	3.5%
Foreign Reserves
(September 04, 2017)	SBD $4,186m
Interest Rates July, 2017)
Deposit Rate	0.29%
Lending Rate	10.62%
Money Supply
(September 04, 2017)	SBD $4,612m

Monetary Statistics - Oct 04th, 2017

LATEST NEWS

What you should know about Credit Unions

Oct 12, 2017 | Article, Media

What you should know about Credit Unions By Natasha Eddie Article No. : 09/2017 While you may have preferences on where to bank or save your money, you might want to take a look at what credit unions has to offer....

Press Release: Monetary Policy Stance – September 2017

Oct 3, 2017 | Media, Press Releases

At its meeting on October 3rd 2017, the Board of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) resolved to maintain the accommodative monetary policy stance for the next six months. CBSI Governor and Chairman, Mr. Denton Rarawa said the accommodative policy stance is...

Monthly Economic Bulletin – August, 2017

Sep 26, 2017 | Monthly Economic Bulletins, Publication

Monthly Economic Bulletin – August, 2017 Monthly Economic Bulletin for August, 2017 is now available. PDF version can be downloaded below. Also visit our Monthly Economic bulletin page for past reports....