Category: Media

Press Release: Central Bank to launch new $20 banknote

Honiara 12.01.17 – The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) will issue the country’s new $20 banknote, the third in a series of new currency notes introduced since 2013....

Speech: Mini small and Medium Enterprises Business Loan Guarantee and the SME Policy 2016 Launching

Remarks by Mr. Gane Simbe, deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands at the launching of Mini Small and Medium Enterprises Business Loan Guarantee Scheme and the SME Policy 2016, Kitano Mendana Hotel, 28th November 2016

Speech: Governors Remarks at the SINPF 40th Anniversary

Remarks by Denton Rarawa, Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands on the Occasion of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund’s [SINPF] 40th Anniversary Celebrations, 11th November 2016.

Email Fraud

The Central bank of Solomon Islands wishes to inform all stakeholders, organizations, financial institutions, the private sector and the general public of an email scam that is purportedly sent by the Governor of Central Bank...

Central Bank new fees & charges

The following fees are charged pursuant to section 66 of the Central Bank of the Solomon Islands Act 2012 and will be updated from time to time....

Key Statistics

Inflation
(January, 2023)	9.0%
GDP (2020) Actual (source: SINSO)	Constant 2012 prices
Real GDP	SBD$ 10,373.1m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 12,617.0m
Real GDP Growth	-3.4%
Foreign Reserves
(March 22, 2023)	SBD $5,389m
Interest Rates (December, 2022)
Deposit Rate	0.47%
Lending Rate	9.60%
Money Supply
(March 22, 2023)	SBD $5,752m