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
(February, 2019)	2.1%
GDP (2016) Actual (source: SINSO)
Real GDP	SBD$ 4,603m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 8,606m
Real GDP Growth	3.4%
Foreign Reserves
(April 10, 2019)	SBD $5,157m
Interest Rates (December, 2018)
Deposit Rate	0.30%
Lending Rate	10.79%
Money Supply
(April 10, 2019)	SBD $5,230m

Monetary Statistics - April 10, 2019

LATEST NEWS

Public Notice – 2019 Cash Exchange Program

Apr 11, 2019 | Announcements, Media

Public Notice – 2019 Cash Exchange Program The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) would like to inform the public that an exchange of soiled and mutilated or torn banknotes for new $5 dollar notes will take place this Friday 12th of April in front of the...

Quarterly Economic Bulletin – December 2018

Apr 10, 2019 | Publication, Quarterly Reviews

Quarterly Economic Bulletin -December 2018 The Quarterly Review Report for the month of December, as prepared by the Economics Statistics and Research Department is now available....

2019 South Pacific Central Banking Conference

Apr 5, 2019 | Announcements, Media

2019 South Pacific Central Banking Research Conference The 2019 South Pacific Central Banking Research Conference will be held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 13 – 15 November 2019. The annual conference brings together South Pacific central bank researchers to share...

Press Release: Monetary Policy Stance – March 2019

Apr 2, 2019 | Media, Press Releases

Press Release: Monetary Policy Stance – March 2019 Following its meeting on March 29 2019, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Board resolved to adopt a moderate tightening monetary policy stance for the next six months. You can download the Press...