Central Bank of Liberia
EstablishedOctober 18, 1999
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorJ. Aloysius Tarlue
Central bank ofLiberia
CurrencyLiberian dollar
LRD (ISO 4217)
Reserves260 million USD[1]
Websitewww.cbl.org.lr

The Central Bank of Liberia is Liberia's central bank. Its current executive governor is J. Aloysius Tarlue. 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 October 18, 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

Governors of Central Bank of Liberia

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  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". Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  10. ^ "New Central Bank of Liberia Executive Governor Named". www.cbl.org.lr. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

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