Official foreign reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) rose by $11.2 million over the month of November 2017 to $424.8 million, equivalent to 7.6 months of imports. Over the past year, the official foreign reserves rose by $63.9 million.

Official foreign reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) rose by $10.6 million over the month of October 2017 to $413.6 million, equivalent to 6.9 months of imports. Over the past year, the official foreign reserves rose by $46.6 million.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) is hosting the 32nd Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Central Bank Governors from the 14th to 17th November 2017, at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre. This is the second time for the NRBT to host this annual meeting, and it will be chaired by the Governor, Mr Sione Ngongo Kioa.

‘Oku fiefia ‘a e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tonga´ ke talitali lelei ‘a e Kau Kōvana ‘o e ngaahi Pangikē Pule ‘i he Pasifiki´ ki he’enau fakataha fakata’u hono 32. ‘E fakahoko eni ‘i he Senitā Fakataha’anga ko Fa’oneluaˊ mei he ‘aho 14 - 17 ‘o Nōvema 2017. Ko e tu’o ua ‘aki pē eni ‘a hono talitali ‘e he Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tonga´ ‘a e fakataha fakata’u ko ‘eni´, pea ‘e sea pe ai ‘a e Kōvana´, Sione Ngongo Kioa.

The National Reserve Bank of Tonga Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Steve Edwards and the Governor Sione Ngongo Kioa presented the annual dividend of the Bank for 2016/2017, a cheque of $1.997 million to the Minister for Finance and National Planning Hon. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i'onetoa on the 9th November 2017.

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