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Monday 14 March 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has been warned that despite government’s strong revenue collection, Tonga’s fiscal position is expected to weaken in near term due to a large increase in the wage bill, an increase in current spending, and potential cost overruns related to Tonga’s preparations to host the 2019 South Pacific Games
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Monday 9 November 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has accumulated a Foreign Reserve of $311.7 million pa’anga at the end of September, while its domestic inflation rate was 3.2% for September, according to the latest figures on the National Reserve Bank of Tonga website.
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Friday 24 July 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga wishes to inform the general public that the license of Melie-Mei-Langi Co. Ltd has been revoked and is no longer authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. Members of the public are encouraged to report to the National Reserve Bank of Tonga any person or business that is advertising or providing foreign exchange services but are not authorized dealers or authorized restricted dealers. ‘Oku fanongonongo atu foki ke fakatokanga’i ange ‘e he kakai ‘o e fonua kuo kaniseli ‘a e laiseni ‘o e kautaha Melie-mei-Langi Co. Ltd pea kuo ‘ikai ke fakamafai’i ke toe fetongi pa’anga muli.
Monday 29 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga new currency notes and coins were launched by HM King Tupou VI this morning, 29 June, at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre.
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Friday 19 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Issue of the Revised Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Guideline. The National Reserve Bank of Tonga, in its capacity as the Transaction Reporting Authority (TRA), is issuing the Revised AML/CFT Guideline pursuant to section 11A(o) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2010 [MLPC Act]. Tukuatu ‘o e Tohi Fakahinohino ki hono fakafepaki’i hono fe’ave’aki fakapulipuli ‘o e pa’anga kaka, pa’anga hiamatea mo e fakapa’anga ‘a e ngaahi ngaue fakatautoitoi. Official Press Release from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (English and Tongan).
Thursday 20 March 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old man from Halaleva has been charged with making counterfeit currency after police seized $10 pa‘anga counterfeit notes amounting to $150 on March 19.
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Tuesday 4 February 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Counterfeit $50 and $10 pa'anga notes found in Tonga lack watermarks and security threads, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga warns.
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Monday 3 February 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are warning traders and the public to be aware and to look carefully at Tongan pa‘anga notes, after three counterfeit $50 pa'anga notes were discovered in Nuku‘alofa last week.
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Friday 6 December 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's banks remain flush with funds, and are being urged to lend more to help stimulate an economy that looks as if it has stalled this year, as all key industries in Tonga except for construction recorded falls in lending, according to figures released today.
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Friday 23 August 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dr Sione Ngongo Kioa (54) became the new Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga on August 21 for a five-year term which is open for renewal.
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Thursday 11 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga Siosi Mafi left the bank on 5 July after 10 years as Governor.
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Wednesday 10 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new commercial bank, the Pacific International Commercial Bank, was awarded a license to operate by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga on July 2, and is expected to open in about six months time as the fifth bank in Tonga.
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Monday 1 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Although Tonga’s economy continues to be weak, there are some positive indicators, according to a market update on July 1, by the Deputy Governor of Tonga’s National Reserve Bank, Jessie Cocker, who met with senior regional officers of ANZ Bank on June 28.
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Monday 6 May 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga is running out of ideas on how to encourage commercial banks to lend more money at a time when the Tongan economy is very weak, the Reserve Bank Governor Siosi Mafi said on Friday May 3 when she presented the Monetary Policy Statement for the end of February.
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Thursday 18 April 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Although Tonga lacks real statistics on the economic cost of domestic violence, the cost of the crime to the country is huge. Awareness is the key, and it is not easy to estimate the cost of family violence unless we all come out and talk about it, Siosi Mafi, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga said on April 17.
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Thursday 11 April 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga have decreased for the first time in five months. The official reserve for the month of February was T$258 million. This is $2.3 million less than the reserve of $260 Million for January.
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Wednesday 6 February 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga rose by $3.6 million, from $253.7 million in November to $257.3 million in December, or 9.3 months of imports.
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Monday 4 February 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's income is continuing to fall, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Joyce Mafi, told the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries on January 30, in a presentation on the state of Tonga's Economy.
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Thursday 31 May 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A continue decline of Tonga's foreign currency earnings has stifled the growth of the Tongan economy, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Mrs Siosi Mafi said this morning, May 31.
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Thursday 16 February 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An Economic Dialogue aimed at growing the Tongan economy in a collective effort, will be held on March 7-8 hosted by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, and will bring together key people in agriculture, fisheries and tourism sectors, and government, to develop actions and address the challenges of Tonga's current economic downturn.
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