One of the primary functions of the NRBT is to regulate and supervise banks and to ensure that they promote and conduct sound and safe banking practices.
The NRBT is also responsible for the monetary policies to keep prices of goods and services stable and inflation low, managing of the foreign reserves and exchange rates, issuing of the Tongan Pa’anga currency, undertaking fiscal agent role for the Government, and combating money laundering.
We wish to assure the public that the NRBT remains committed to maintaining a strong and stable banking system in the country, stabilising the price of goods and services, managing our foreign reserves and exchange rates, for the benefit and safety of its customers and the Tongan economy.
Fatongia ‘o e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tonga
Ko e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tongá ‘oku ne fakahoko ‘a e fatongia mahu’inga ki hono tauhi ‘a e malu ‘a e ngaue fakapa’anga ‘a Tonga pea mo tu’apule’anga, pea pehē ki he tupu ‘a e tu’unga faka’ekonomika ‘o e fonuaˊ.
Ko e taha e tefito’i fatongia ‘o e Pangikē Pule ke pule’i mo tokangaekina ‘a e ngaahi Pangikē pea mo fakapapau’i ‘oku nau faka’ai’ai mo fakahoko ha ngaahi ngāue fakapangikē ‘oku malu mo hao pea ‘ikai mole fakapa’anga.
‘Oku toe fakafatongia ‘aki foki ‘a e Pangikē Pule ‘a hono tokangaekina e ngaahi tu’utu’uni fakapa’anga, ke tokoni ki hono tauhi ke ma’ulalo ‘a e hikihiki ‘a e totongi koloaˊ, tokanga’i ‘o e pa’anga talifaki ‘a e fonuaˊ ‘i muliˊ mo e malohi ‘o e pa’anga Tongaˊ ‘i hono fakafetongi ki he pa’anga muliˊ, tuku ange atu ‘a e pa’angaˊ ki he fonua, fakahoko ‘a e ngaue fakapangikē mo e fakafofonga pa’anga ma’ae Pule’angaˊ, pea mo hono ta’ofi ‘o e fe’ave’aki e pa’anga ma’u mei he ngaahi ngāue ta’efakalao.
‘Oku mau fiefia ke fakahoko atu heni ki he kakai ‘o e fonuaˊ, ‘oku kei ngāue faka’utumauku ai pē ‘a e Pangikē Pule ke malohi mo pau ‘a e ngaahi ngāue fakapangikē, tokangaekina ke ma’ulalo ‘a e hikihiki ‘a e totongi koloaˊ, fakapapau’i ke fe’unga ma’u pee ‘a e pa’anga talifaki ‘a e fonuaˊ ‘i muliˊ pea moe malohi ‘etau Pa’anga, ki he lelei mo e malu ‘a kinauolu ‘oku nau ngāue’aki ‘a e ngaahi pangikeé, pea ke tokoni ki he tu’unga faka‘ekonomika hotau fonuá.
