Monetary Policy Decision - March 2019
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The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s Board of Directors at its board meeting on the 21st March 2019, approved to maintain its current monetary policy measures outlined below. This accommodative monetary policy stance is to encourage utilisation of the excess liquidity in the banking system, through further lending to support economic growth and strengthen the monetary policy transmission mechanism.
Tu’utu’uni ki he Fokotu’utu’u Ngāue Fakapa’anga - Fepueli 2019
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Na‘e tali ‘e he Poate ‘a e kau Talēkita ‘a e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga´ hili ‘enau fakataha ‘i he ‘aho 18 ‘o Fepueli 2019, ke kei hokohoko atu ai pē ‘a e ngaahi tu’utu’uni ngāue fakapa’anga lolotonga´. ‘Oku fakataumu’a eni ke ngāue’aki ‘a e hulu ‘i he pa’anga ngāue ‘a e ngaahi pangikē, ‘o fakafou mai ‘i hono tuku atu ‘a e ngaahi nō ki tu’a ke ne faka’ai’ai mo pātoloaki ‘a e tupu faka’ekonōmika ‘a e fonua´.
Tu’utu’uni ki he Fokotu’utu’u Ngāue Fakapa’anga
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Na‘e tali ‘e he Poate ‘a e kau Talēkita ‘a e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga´ hili ‘enau fuofua fakataha ‘o e ta’u 2019, ‘i he ‘aho 17 ‘o Sanuali 2019, ke kei hokohoko atu ai pē ‘a e ngaahi tu’utu’uni ngāue fakapa’anga lolotonga´. ‘Oku fakataumu’a eni ke ngāue’aki ‘a e hulu ‘i he pa’anga ngāue ‘a e ngaahi pangikē, ‘o fakafou mai ‘i hono tuku atu ‘a e ngaahi nō ki tu’a ke ne faka’ai’ai mo pātoloaki ‘a e tupu faka’ekonōmika ‘a e fonua´.
Monetary Policy Decision - February 2019
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The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s Board of Directors at its first 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.
Monetary Policy Decision
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The National Reserve Bank of Tonga’s Board of Directors at its first meeting of the year, 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.
Ko hono toe fakamahino atu ‘e he Pangikē Puleˊ ‘a e fetongi pa’anga muliˊ
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‘Oku fakatokanga’i ‘e he Pangikē Puleˊ ‘a e lahi ‘a hono toutou ‘ohake ‘o e ngaahi fehu’i tatau pē fekau’aki mo e Lao ki hono Pule’i ‘o e Fetongi Pa’anga Muli 2018, ‘o fakatupunga ai ha ngaahi ta’efiemālie ki he Lao ni makatu’unga mei he ‘ikai ke mahino’i lelei mo e ‘ikai ke faka’uhinga’i tonu ‘a e Lao ko ‘eniˊ.
Foreign Reserves rose by $9.8 million over December
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Official foreign reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) rose by $9.8 million over the month of December 2018 to $478.5 million, equivalent to 7.6 months of imports. Similarly, the official foreign reserves increased over the year by $56.0 million.
Reserve Bank to raise awareness on foreign exchange
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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.
