The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has officially identified and taken action against the entity operating under the name "Famili Tonga USA Trading" for engaging without a licence in investment activities confirmed as a banking business. This entity has been found to operate without a requisite banking license, a contravention of section 7 of the Banking Act 2020.

Also read in Tongan:
Fefakatau’aki ‘i he Fakatupupa’anga Fakapangikē te’eki ke laiseni

Kuo fakapapau’i faka’ofisiale ‘e he Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga΄ pea fakahoko mo e ngāue ki he kautaha ‘oku ‘iloa ko e “Famili Tonga USA Trading” koe’uhi ko ‘enau fakahoko ta’elaiseni ‘a e ngaahi ngāue fakatupu pa’angaˊ (investment), ‘a ia ‘oku lau ia ko e ngāue fakapangikē. Ko e kautaha ko ‘eniˊ kuo fakapapau’i ‘oku nau fakahoko fatongia ‘ikai ma’u ha laiseni fakapangikē ’aia ‘oku΄ ne maumau’i ai ‘a e kupu 7 ‘o e Lao ki he Ngāue Fakapangikē 2020ˊ.

Kuo tu’utu’uni ‘e he Pangikē Puleˊ ki he kautahaˊ ni ke ta’ofi ‘a ‘enau fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi ngāue fakatupu pa’angaˊ pea ke totongi fakafoki kotoa ‘a e pa’anga ‘a e kau ‘Inivesi. ‘I he’ene peheeˊ, ‘oku fanongonongo atu ai ki he kau ‘Inivesitoa kotoa pē ‘oku te’ekiai ke ma’u ‘ene pa’anga na’e ‘inivesi΄ mei΄ he kautaha Fāmili Tonga USA Trading ‘i he’ene a’u mai ki he ‘aho 10 ‘o Nōvema 2023, ‘oku ‘atā ke fakahoko hangatonu mai ha’o lāunga ki he Pangikē Puleˊ. Ko e lāunga kotoa pē kuo pau ke ‘omai e fakamo’oni fakataha mo hono fakakakato ‘a e foomu “Declaration” ’aia teke lava ‘o ma’u ‘eni meiˊ he kānita talitali ‘a e Pangike Puleˊ pē ko e peesi ‘initanetiˊ.

‘Oku fie fakamamafa’i atu ai ‘a e fakatokanga mo e tapou mei΄ he Pangikē Pule΄ ki he kakai ‘o e fonua΄ ke faka’ehi’ehi mei΄ he kau atu ki he ngaahi ngāue fakapa’anga ‘oku ‘ikai ke fakalao΄ pe ‘ikai ma’u laiseni ‘o hangē ko e ‘inivesi pa’anga ke ma’u ai ha tupu΄. ‘Oku mahu’inga ‘aupito ki he Pangikē Pule΄ ke fakapapau’i ‘oku malu ‘a e tu’unga fakapa’anga ‘a e kakai ‘o e fonua΄ pea pukepuke mo e tu’unga faitotonu΄ ‘i he fa’unga fakapa’anga΄.

Ki ha ngaahi fiema’u tokoni, kātaki ‘o fetu’utaki mai ki he fakaīkiiki ‘oku hā atu ‘i laloˊ.

 

Tafa’aki ki he Ngaahi Kautaha Fakapa’angá
Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga
Telefoni: (676) 24-057; Fax: (676) 24 201
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Peesi ‘Initaneti: www.reservebank.to

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga urges members of the public to be extra cautious when receiving Tongan pa’anga in light of the recent discoveries of counterfeit banknotes in $20, $50 and $100 denomination. These counterfeit banknotes are usually of poor quality and can be spotted quite easily if people take the time for a quick examination.

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