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
(January , 2020)	4.4%
GDP (2017) Actual (source: SINSO)	Constant 2012 prices
Real GDP	SBD$ 10,547m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 11,703m
Real GDP Growth	5.3%
Foreign Reserves
(March 25, 2020)	SBD $4,705m
Interest Rates (December, 2019)
Deposit Rate	0.38%
Lending Rate	10.40%
Money Supply
(March 25, 2020)	SBD $5,021m

Monetary Statistics - March 25, 2020

LATEST NEWS

Public Notice: CBSI COVID -19 Precautionary Measures

Mar 25, 2020 | Announcements, Media

PUBLIC NOTICE: CBSI COVID -19 Precautionary Measures The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wish to inform the general public, clients/customers and stakeholders that the following precautionary actions listed below will be implemented in order to limit the...

Press Release: The Impact of Coronavirus on Solomon Islands Economy

Mar 20, 2020 | Media, Press Releases

The impact of Coronavirus on Solomon Islands Economy The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wish to provide the following updates regarding the Corona Virus/COVID 19 impact on the national economy:...

Monthly Economic Bulletin -February 2020

Mar 18, 2020 | Monthly Economic Bulletins, Publication

MONTHLY ECONOMIC BULLETIN -FEBRUARY 2020 The monthly Economic Bulletin for February 2020 is now available. Click on the link below to download the soft copy of the report....

Monetary Policy Statement for March 2020

Mar 13, 2020 | Media, Press Releases

Monetary Policy Statement for March 2020 The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Board at its meeting held on March 12th 2020 adopted an expansionary monetary policy stance for the next six months, and aims to support growth in the economy, as inflation is...

CBSI Reiterates Position on ONE LINK PACIFICA

Mar 9, 2020 | Media, Press Releases

CBSI Reiterates Position on ONE LINK PACIFICA The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wish to clearly state that its position on the ONE LINK PACIFICA (OLP) issue remains unchanged and that people should refrain from investing in the scheme....

SIFIU conducts refresher workshop on AML/CFT/CPF

Mar 9, 2020 | Article, Media

SIFIU conducts refresher workshop on AML/CFT/CPF By CBSI Media Article No. : 03/2020 Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has recently conducted a refresher workshop on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism...