Tonga Reserve Bank makes record profit [1]
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 21:36. Updated on Friday, November 1, 2019 - 21:37.
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga made a record profit of $6 million in 2018/2019.
The NRBT presented a $4.2m pa’anga cheque to the Minister of Finance, Hon. Tevita Lavemaau, on Wednesday, 30 October 2019.
In a statement the NRBT said, the $4.2m pa’anga cheque was the government’s 70% share of the Reserve Bank’s earnings from its investment of Tonga’s Foreign Reserves overseas, and its sales of Tongan numismatic currency for 2018/2019.
The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr Sione Ngongo Kioa and the Reserve Bank Board of Directors thanked the bank’s customers, stakeholders, and their counterparts for their support.