Central Bank of Liberia

Central Bank of Liberia
Central bank ofLiberia
EstablishedOctober 18, 1999
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorHenry F. Saamoi
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 Jolue 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

The National Bank of Liberia was established in July 1974 and served as Liberia's central bank until 2000.[3] The Central Bank of Liberia was created by an act of the Liberian legislature on 18 October 1999 and began operations in 2000, when the National Bank of Liberia was dissolved.[4]

Governors of National Bank of Liberia

  • Charles A. Greene, 1974 - 1980[5]
  • Thomas D. Voer Hanson, 1980 - 1986[6]
  • John G. Bestman, 1986 - 1987[7]
  • Paul Jeffy, 1987 - 1988[8]
  • Thomas D. Voer Hanson, 1988 - 1989[9]
  • David K. Vinton, 1991 - 1995[10]
  • Raleigh Seekie, September 1995 - January 1996[11]
  • Ignatius Clay, Jan - March 1996[11]
  • Eisenhouwer York March - September 1996[11]
  • Ignatius Clay, Sept 1996 - August 1997[11]
  • Charles Bright, August 1997[11] - 2000

Governors of Central Bank of Liberia

  • Elie E. Saleeby, 2000 - May 2004, the first executive governor[12]
  • Charles A. Greene, May 2004 - 2006[5]
  • Joseph Mills Jones, 2006 - February 2016[13]
  • Charles Sirleaf, February 2016 - April 2016[14]
  • Milton Alvin Weeks, April 2016 - 2018
  • Nathaniel R. Patray, 2018 - November 2019
  • Jolue Aloysius Tarlue, November 2019[15] - 30 July 2024
  • Henry F. Saamoi, 30 July 2024 - Incumbent[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Tolbert, William R. Jr. (24 January 1975). Fourth Annual Message to the Fourth Session of the 47th Legislature (PDF) (Speech). Monrovia, Liberia: Executive Mansion, Republic of Liberia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Central Bank of Liberia". 26 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006.
  5. 1 2 "Central Bank of Liberia - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com.
  6. ↑ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  7. ↑ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  8. ↑ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  9. ↑ Central Banking Directory. 1993. ISBN 9780951790311.
  10. ↑ "Central Bank of Liberia - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Takeuchi, Shinichi (1998). "Contemporary African conflict research: issues and possibilities" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Liberia's Central Bank Governor Resigned Under Pressure, Asked Not To Leave Liberia". www.theperspective.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  13. ↑ "CBL Policies are Sound, Governor Tells Public – The New Dawn Liberia". Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  14. ↑ "Liberia's president names new finance minister, central bank governor". Yahoo Finance. 16 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "New Central Bank of Liberia Executive Governor Named". www.cbl.org.lr. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  16. ↑ "Executive Governor's Profile | Central Bank of Liberia". www.cbl.org.lr.
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