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
(May, 2019)	1.0%
GDP (2016) Actual (source: SINSO)
Real GDP	SBD$ 4,603m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 8,606m
Real GDP Growth	3.4%
Foreign Reserves
(September 11, 2019)	SBD $5,004m
Interest Rates (June, 2019)
Deposit Rate	0.35%
Lending Rate	10.72%
Money Supply
(September 11, 2019)	SBD $5,040m

Monetary Statistics - September 11, 2019

LATEST NEWS

Monthly Economic Bulletin -August 2019

Sep 19, 2019 | Monthly Economic Bulletins, Publication

Monthly Economic Bulletin – August 2019 The Monthly Economic Bulletin for August 2019, as prepared by the Economics Research and Statistics Department (ERSD) is now available....

Foreign Reserves -Part 2

Sep 15, 2019 | Article, Media

Foreign Reserves – Part 2 By CBSI Media Article No. : 09/2019 Welcome once again to our weekly feature from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). In our previous article, we looked at the definition of “Foreign Reserves,” its importance, and how it affects...

What you need to know about Foreign Reserves

Sep 8, 2019 | Article, Media

Foreign Reserves – What are they? By CBSI Media Article No. : 08/2019 Welcome back to another educational feature from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI).This week we take a look at a new topic on “Foreign Reserves” or sometimes referred to as Gross...

Your Right as Consumer of Financial Services Matters

Sep 3, 2019 | Article, Media

CBSI on Consumer Empowerment Rights By CBSI Media Article No. : 07/2019 Q&A with Samuel Warunima, Manager for Financial Supervision and Regulations Department (FSRD) – Central Bank of Solomon Islands...

Monthly Economic Bulletin -July 2019

Aug 20, 2019 | Monthly Economic Bulletins, Publication

MONTHLY ECONOMIC BULLETIN The Monthly Economic Bulletin for July 2019 as prepared by the Economics Research and Statistics department is now available....

Press Release: CBSI signed agreement with stakeholders to pilot an airtime top-up for digital payments

Aug 16, 2019 | Media, Press Releases

CBSI signed agreement with stakeholders to pilot an airtime top-up for digital payments Honiara 8.15.19 – The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 13th August, 2019 with the Solomon Islands National Provident...

CBSI on Foreign Counterfiets

Aug 12, 2019 | Media, Press Releases

CBSI on Foreign Counterfeits Honiara 05.08.19 – The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has confirmed that counterfeit $50 euro notes have been found circulating in Honiara....

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