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 (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 Growth2.4%
Foreign Reserves
(November 19, 2025)SBD $6,432m
Interest Rates
(July, 2025)
Deposit Rate0.49%
Lending Rate8.58%
Money Supply
(November 19, 2025)SBD $6,834m

Exchange Rates


Per
SBD

Today
01/12/25

Last Week
24/11/25
USD0.12130.1212
GBP0.09160.0925
EUR0.10460.1052
AUD0.18550.1876
NZD0.21190.2160
JPY18.9418.98
SDR0.08930.0895
CNY
0.85820.8614
Index111.20112.60