Central Bank of Belize

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Central Bank of Belize
Central Bank of Belize logo.svg
Belize Central Bank (cropped).jpg
The building of the Central Bank of Belize was built to look like a Mayan temple.
Headquarters Belize City, Belize
Coordinates 17°29′53″N88°10′59″W / 17.498192°N 88.182993°W / 17.498192; -88.182993
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1982(43 years ago) (1982-01-01)
Ownership100% state ownership [1]
Governor Kareem Michael
Central bank of Belize
Reserves400 million USD [1]
Preceded byBoard of Commissioners of Currency (1894–1976), Belize Monetary Authority (1976–1981)
Website www.centralbank.org.bz

The Central Bank of Belize is the central bank of Belize, established in 1982. In 2021 Gustavo Manuel Vasquez was chosen to serve as Governor, replacing A. Joy Grant, who had served in the role since 2016. [2] [3]

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History

The Central Bank of Belize was established on January 1, 1982, by the Central Bank of Belize Act No. 15 (Chapter 262 of the Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000). [4] Its predecessors were the Board of Commissioners of Currency of Belize (1894-1976) and the Belize Monetary Authority (1976-1981). [5] The Board of Commissioners had been held responsible for the devaluation crisis that led to the nationalist movement of the 1950s.[ citation needed ]

Governors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. 1 2 3 "Office of the Governor Archived 2020-11-13 at the Wayback Machine ". Central Bank of Belize. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "New governor takes office in Belize". Central Banking. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2011). "Belize". The Banknote Book . San Francisco, California. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Bank's History". Central Bank of Belize. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Past Governors". www.centralbank.org.bz. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. ↑ Central Banking Directory. Central Banking Publications. 18 April 1993. ISBN   9780951790311 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Office of the Governor". www.centralbank.org.bz. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  9. ↑ "Office of the Governor". www.centralbank.org.bz.


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