Author: Natasha Eddie

Vacancy: Analyst (Insurance Unit) FMSD

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit a suitable and qualified person for the position of Analyst (Insurance Unit) within the Financial Market Supervision Department (FMSD).
The potential candidate must have essential minimum experience and qualification below.

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Vacancy: Analyst, (Banking Unit) FMSD

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit a suitable and qualified person for the position of Analyst (Banking Unit) within the Financial Market Supervision Department (FMSD). The potential candidate must have essential minimum experience and qualification below.

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Vacancy: Analyst (Credit Institution) FMSD

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit a suitable and qualified person for the position of Analyst (Credit Institution) within the Financial Market Supervision Department (FMSD).
The potential candidate must have essential minimum experience and qualification below.

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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.

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Key Statistics

Inflation
(March, 2025) 2.4%
GDP 2022 Actual
(Source: SINSO)
Constant Price: 2012
Real GDP
SBD$ 10,894.6m
Nominal GDP
SBD$ 12,774.5m
Real GDP Growth2.4%
Foreign Reserves
(April 30, 2025)SBD $5,892m
Interest Rates
(December, 2024)
Deposit Rate0.47%
Lending Rate8.45%
Money Supply
(April 30, 2025)SBD $6,161m

Exchange Rates


Per
SBD

Today
09/05/2025

Last Week
02/05/2025
USD0.11970.1197
GBP0.09040.0903
EUR0.10660.1060
AUD0.18700.1874
NZD0.20280.2024
JPY17.2017.19
SDR0.08840.0884
CNY
0.86600.8703
Index114.50114.60