The Central Bank of Samoa (Samoan: Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa), situated in the capital Apia beside the main government buildings, issues the Samoan currency, the Samoan tālā as well as regulates and manages the exchange rate with foreign currencies.[2] In its role as the central bank for the government and the country, it is also responsible for the registration and supervision of commercial banks. The current governor since 2011 has been Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu-Enari.[3]
Other Samoan currency symbols used also include SAT, ST or T.
Legally, the bank follows a mandate pursuant to the Central Bank of Samoa Act 1984, the Financial Institutions Act 1996 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2000.[4] The Central Bank of Samoa was preceded by Monetary Board established in 1975.
central, bank, samoa, samoan, faletupe, tutotonu, samoa, situated, capital, apia, beside, main, government, buildings, issues, samoan, currency, samoan, tālā, well, regulates, manages, exchange, rate, with, foreign, currencies, role, central, bank, government,. The Central Bank of Samoa Samoan Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa situated in the capital Apia beside the main government buildings issues the Samoan currency the Samoan tala as well as regulates and manages the exchange rate with foreign currencies 2 In its role as the central bank for the government and the country it is also responsible for the registration and supervision of commercial banks The current governor since 2011 has been Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu Enari 3 Central Bank of SamoaFaletupe Tutotonu o SamoaCBS headquarters in Apia SamoaHeadquartersApia SamoaEstablished25 February 1984Ownership100 state ownership 1 GovernorAtalina Ainuu EnariCentral bank ofSamoaCurrencySamoan talaWST ISO 4217 Reserves120 million USD 1 Websitewww cbs gov wsOther Samoan currency symbols used also include SAT ST or T Legally the bank follows a mandate pursuant to the Central Bank of Samoa Act 1984 the Financial Institutions Act 1996 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2000 4 The Central Bank of Samoa was preceded by Monetary Board established in 1975 The bank is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion 5 The institution made a Maya Declaration Commitment in 2013 with an intent to build an inclusive financial system in Samoa that serves all members of society 6 Its official name in the Samoan language Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa means Central Bank lit Central Money House of Samoa Contents 1 Head office 2 Governors 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHead office editThe head office for the bank is situated in the capital Apia near the government buildings and by a historic clock tower Governors editWilliam E Davies Australian January 1984 February 1987 7 John A Howard Briton February 1987 April 1989 7 Leasi Papali i Tommy Scanlan April 1989 August 2011 7 Atalina Ainuu Enari August 2011 8 See also editEconomy of Samoa nbsp Banks portalReferences edit a b Weidner Jan 2017 The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks PDF Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek The Central Bank of Samoa Currency Collector s Currency Index Central Bank of Samoa Governor The Central Bank of Samoa www cbs gov ws Retrieved 2016 09 21 Introduction Central Bank of Samoa website Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 18 November 2010 AFI official website AFI Global 2011 10 10 Retrieved 2012 02 23 Maya Declaration Commitment made by the Central Bank of Samoa AFI 18 October 2013 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 a b c Man controlling Samoa s economy Samoa Observer THE CENTRAL BANK OF SAMOA About the Central Bank Who we are Central Bank Governor Archived from the original on 25 December 2012 External links editOfficial site Central Bank of Samoa nbsp nbsp This bank and insurance related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Samoa related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Bank of Samoa amp oldid 1168927149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
