Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe

Central Bank of
São Tomé and Príncipe
Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe
Headquarters	São Tomé
Coordinates	0°20′21″N 6°43′52″E / 0.33917°N 6.73111°ECoordinates: 0°20′21″N 6°43′52″E / 0.33917°N 6.73111°E
Established	24 May 1975
Ownership	100% state ownership
Governor	Américo Barros
Central bank of	São Tomé and Príncipe
Currency	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db); STD (ISO 4217)
Reserves	70 million USD
Website	www.bcstp.st

The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe or BCSTP) is the central bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, a Portuguese-speaking island nation off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.

History[]

At independence in 1975, the government converted the local branch of the Portuguese colonial bank, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, into the National Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, which took on the functions of central bank, development bank, and commercial bank. The government created a monobank by bringing the only other commercial bank in the country, the Banco Popular de Angola (formerly Banco Comercial de Angola and now Banco de Poupança e Crédito), under the control of Banco Nacional and by merging its savings bank, the Caixa de Crédito.

In 1992, a reform law resulted in the National Bank giving up its development and commercial banking functions, focusing on central banking. With that reform, the bank took on its present name.^[2] The successor bank for the commercial banking functions was Banco Internacional de São Tomé e Príncipe (BISTP).

Governors[]

Governors of the National Bank since independence

, 1976-1981^[3]
, 1981-1983^[3]
, 1983-1988^[3]
, 1988-1992^[3]

Since the reform, passed on 24 August 1992, the bank had eight central governors:

Adelino Castelo David, 1992–1994^[3]
, 1995–1999^[3]
Maria do Carmo Silveira, 1999–2006^[3]
, 2006–2008^[3]
, 2009–2011^[3]
Maria do Carmo Silveira, 2011–2016^[3]
, 2016–2019^[4]^[3]
, 2019-^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Banco Central de S.Tomé e Príncipe". www.bcstp.st.
^ "Banco Central de Sao Tomé e Principe". Association of African Central Banks (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2018..
^ https://group30.org/resources/P150

External links[]

Official website (Portuguese)

[dnbinfo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[governors-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Banco Central de S.Tomé e Príncipe". www.bcstp.st.

[4] "Banco Central de Sao Tomé e Principe". Association of African Central Banks (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2018..

[5] ttps://group30.org/resources/P150

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History[]

Governors[]

See also[]

References[]

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