RBV ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM 2025 - KEYNOTE SPEECHES

VT1000 Commemorative Note

Commemorating 40th Independence Anniversary

Vanklia Vatu

Vanuatu National Payment System (Coming Soon)

Coin Collection

Legal tender Vatu coins in circulation

Financial Inclusion

Promoting Financial Inclusion through Financial Literacy and product awareness.

Stone Money

Traditional money used in custom ceremonial occasions

10,000VT

New Family of Vatu notes

Basket Kumala

A typical local commodity

Keynote Speeches from the RBV Economic Symposium

Title	File Size	Download
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE JOTHAM NAPAT, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU	86KB
OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONORABLE JOHNY KOANAPO RASOU, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT	230KB
SPEECH BY MR AUGUST LETLET, GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF VANUATU (RBV), ON THE PRESENTATION OF 2024 GOVERNMENT DIVIDEND	239KB

Countries: Date: 4-July-2025

USD 117.65

JPY 0.8116

NZD 71.39

GBP 160.61

AUD 77.26

EUR 138.30

INFLATION
June 2024 (Year Ended) June 2024 (Year Average)	2.2 % 6.6%
GDP- Real growth
Official: 2022 Source: Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics (VBoS)	5.2%
Projected: 2023 2024 Source: Macro Economic Committee (MEC) Estimates	3.0% 2.1%
FOREIGN RESERVES
Months of Import: September 2024	6.8
LIQUIDITY (September 2024)
Excess Reserve	31,088.4 MVT
MONEY & CREDIT (August 2024)
Money Supply (M2) Net foreign Assets Domestic Credit Private sector credit Narrow Money (M1)	122,295.3 MVT 85,265.5 MVT 61,815.8 MVT 67,935.4 MVT 93,175.2 MVT
INTEREST RATES (September 2024)
RBV Policy Rate 91 Day RBV Notes Weighted Average Deposit Rate (Aug 24) Weighted Average Lending Rate (Aug 24)	2.75% 0.68% 0.29% 8.56%