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
(July 10, 2019)	SBD $5,205m
Interest Rates (April, 2019)
Deposit Rate	0.32%
Lending Rate	10.73%
Money Supply
(July 10, 2019)	SBD $5,165m

Monetary Statistics - July 10, 2019

LATEST NEWS

Financial Stability Report- 2018

Jul 4, 2019 | Financial Stability Report, Publication

CBSI 2018 Financial Stability Report The CBSI 2018 Financial Stability Report is now available....

Press Release: New Prudential Guidelines

Jun 28, 2019 | Media, Press Releases

Press Release: New Prudential Guidelines On June 27, 2019, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands board (CBSI) approved the release of four (4) prudential guidelines (PG) specifically for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and...

5th PIRI Meeting in Honiara

Jun 28, 2019 | Media, Press Releases

5th PIRI Meeting in Honiara The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), will be co-hosting a series of events for the 5th Annual Pacific Islands Regional Initiative (PIRI) High-Level Forum. The events will roll out...

Monthly Economic Bulletin – May 2019

Jun 24, 2019 | Monthly Economic Bulletins, Publication

Monthly Economic Bulletin – May 2019 The CBSI Monthly Economic Bulletin prepared by the Economics, Research and Statistics team for the month of May 2019 is now available....

Quarterly Economic Bulletin- March 2019

Jun 13, 2019 | Publication, Quarterly Reviews

Quarterly Economic Bulletin -March 2019 The Quarterly Review Report for the month of March, as prepared by the Economics Statistics and Research Department is now available....

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