Established on 1st July 1989, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Friday 12th July 2019 at the Reserve Bank's Conference Centre, with a Thanksgiving Service. Lord Ma'afu and other distinguished guests including former employees, members from the public and private sectors joined the celebration.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 14th June 2019 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending in order to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

The Reserve Bank is aware that certain retail shops throughout Tongatapu and the outer islands are providing foreign exchange services without a valid license more specifically cash conversion of foreign currency.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 14th May 2019 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending in order to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 30th April 2019 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending in order to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

It has come to the attention of The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (Reserve Bank) that the public has engaged in investing with “WorldVenture.” WorldVenture is a Multi-Level Marketing Company and is currently being promoted as a travel or tourism business, with its head office based in the United States.

The National Reserve Bank (Reserve Bank) would like to remind the general public that only licensed banks shall use “bank” as part of its name and any representations made by an entity that can appear to be advertising itself as a bank without a valid banking license is prohibited under the Financial Institutions Act.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 18th February 2019 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending in order to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

The NRBT has recognised public concerns around the new Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018 (the FEC Act) leading to misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the law. The NRBT would like to clarify that there has been nothing new introduced in the FEC Act 2018 and the EC Directive that has not already existed in the old Act, Regulations and Exchange Control Policy Guidelines.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 17th January 2019 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending in order to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.