‘Oku ‘oatu ‘a e fakatokanga fakataha ‘a e Financial Markets Authority (FMA) ‘a Nu’usila΄ pea mo e Pangike Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga΄ ki hotau kakai ‘i Tonga ni pea mo Nu’usila fekau’aki mo ha founga kākā fakapa’anga (scam) ‘o ngāue’aki e ‘inivesi fakakulupu “Ponzi-style”, ‘oku laveangofua ai hotau kakaiˊ.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko and the National Reserve Bank of Tonga are warning investors in Tonga and New Zealand about a Ponzi-style investment scam circulating in both countries.

The Kingdom of Tonga faces significant vulnerability to extreme climatic events (cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis), which disproportionately impacts low-income populations and outer island communities due to their limited access to financial services for mitigation and recovery.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has been alerted of an investment scheme circulated primarily on Facebook.

Our office will be closed for Christmas from close of business on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, and re-open on Monday, 29 December 2026 and closes for New Year’s holidays from close of business

The IMF conducted a Technical Assistance mission to assist the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) in modernizing its monetary policy framework. 

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) reminds everyone to stay alert for financial scams. These scams try to trick people into giving money or personal information. 

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal by the NRBT, declaring the proceedings as brought by the ACC (Anti-Corruption Commissioner) as “doomed to fail” and that “the claim should not have been brought”.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) hereby alerts the public and businesses, of the increasing circulation of counterfeit banknotes in Tonga. These counterfeits include the following