The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 20th December 2018 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.

At its meeting on the 20th December 2018, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s Board of Directors approved to release its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for August 2018. This Statement reviews Tonga’s economic growth and the Reserve Bank’s conduct of monetary policy in the six months to August 2018 and its outlook.

The Central Bank Governors of the South Pacific region met in Samoa on the occasion of the 33rd Pacific Central Bank Governors' meeting. The meeting's theme was ‘Strengthening Collaboration’, with the objective of promoting the prosperity and economic welfare of our member nations.

To implement the requirements of the Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018, the Reserve Bank in accordance with sections 6(2) and 32 of the Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018, prescribes the exchange control requirements in a Directive. The Exchange Control Directive is therefore issued by the Reserve Bank for use by authorised persons such as banks and foreign exchange dealers and will become effective on 1st November 2018.

Mr. Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited the Kingdom of Tonga between October 16-18, 2018, where he met with Prime Minister Hon. Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, Minister of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation and Labor Hon. Dr. Tevita Tu’i Uata, National Reserve Bank Governor Sione Ngongo Kioa, senior officials, members of the diplomatic community and non-government organizations in Nuku’alofa.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors at its meeting on the 18th September 2018 approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending, particularly to the growth sectors, in order to support economic growth and the recovery from Tropical Cyclone Gita, and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

At its meeting on the 18th September 2018, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s Board of Directors approved to release its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for February 2018. This Statement reviews Tonga’s economic growth and the Reserve Bank’s conduct of monetary policy in the six months to February 2018 and its outlook.

At its meeting on 17th August 2018, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending, particularly to the growth sectors, in order to support economic growth, and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

At its meeting on 31st July 2018, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s board of directors approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures. This is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending, particularly to the growth sectors, in order to support economic growth, and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.

The Supreme Court issued its ruling on 5th July 2018 on the application by the Pacific International Commercial Bank for the judicial review of the decision by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) to revoke the bank license of Pacific International Commercial Bank (PICB) on 26th July 2016.