Month: June 2017

Rarawa – “Digital finance, key to de-risking”

De-risking has become a development financing issue that many countries in the Pacific are still struggling to tackle. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, Mr. Denton Rarawa, this is an issue of concern not only to Central banks in the region but in other parts of the world.

Speech: Governor’s Opening Remarks, 3rd PIRI High Level Conference

Governors opening remarks at the 3rd PIRI High Level Conference, Kokopo, PNG, May 31-June 1, 2017

Vacancy: Analyst, Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit a suitable and qualified person for the position of Analyst within the Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence (SIFIU) unit.

Key Statistics

Inflation (Source: SINSO)
(August, 2025)	5.5%
GDP: 2022 (Source: SINSO)	Constant Price: 2012
Real GDP	SBD$ 10,894.6m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 12,774.5m
Real GDP Growth	2.4%
Foreign Reserves
(December 3, 2025)	SBD $6,469m
Interest Rates (September, 2025)
Deposit Rate	0.49%
Lending Rate	8.83%
Money Supply
(December 3, 2025)	SBD $6,891m