Central Bank of Liberia

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Central Bank of Liberia
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Established1999
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
Governor
Central bank ofLiberia
CurrencyLiberian dollar
Reserves260 million USD[1]
Websitewww.cbl.org.lr

The Central Bank of Liberia is Liberia's central bank. Its current executive governor is . The offices of the bank are located in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.

The bank is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.[2]

History[]

From 1974 to 2000, Liberia's central bank was the National Bank of Liberia. The Central Bank of Liberia, known as "CBL", was founded on 18 October 1999 by an act of the Liberian legislature, and began operations in the year 2000, at which time the National Bank of Liberia, or "NBL", was dissolved.[3]

Governors of National Bank of Liberia[]

  • , 1980 - 1986[4]
  • John G. Bestman, 1986 - 1987[5]
  • , 1987 - 1988[6]
  • , 1988 - 1989[7]
  • , ? - 1990 - 1994 - ?
  • , ? - 1996
  • , 1996 - 1997
  • , 1997 - 2000

Governors of Central Bank of Liberia[]

  • Elie E. Saleeby, 2000 - May 2004, the first executive governor[8]
  • , May 2004 - 2006
  • , 2006 - February 2016[9]
  • , February 2016 - April 2016
  • , April 2016 - 2018
  • , 2018 - November 2019
  • , November 2019 - [10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
  2. ^ "AFI members". AFI Global. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. ^ "Central Bank of Liberia". August 26, 2006. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006.
  4. ^ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  5. ^ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  6. ^ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  7. ^ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  8. ^ "Liberia's Central Bank Governor Resigned Under Pressure, Asked Not To Leave Liberia". www.theperspective.org.
  9. ^ "CBL Policies are Sound, Governor Tells Public – The New Dawn Liberia".
  10. ^ "New Central Bank of Liberia Executive Governor Named". www.cbl.org.lr.

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