Bank of the Republic of Haiti
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The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (Haitian Creole: Bank Repiblik Dayiti, French: Banque de la République d'Haïti; BRH) is the central bank of Haiti. It was formed in 1979 from the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti (French: Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti), which had served as the country's bank of issue since 1910, itself succeeding the National Bank of Haiti.
Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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Established | 17 August 1979 |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Ronald Gabriel |
Central bank of | Haiti |
Currency | Haitian gourde HTG (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | 1 820 million USD[1] |
Preceded by | National Bank of the Republic of Haiti |
Website | www |
The bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a member institution of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. It recently announced a Maya Declaration Commitment to continue with the modernization of the payment system, and submit legislation to regulate and supervise micro finance institutions to relevant authorities in 2013.[2]
The central bank in Port-au-Prince was stormed during the Haitian riots of 2024. The attack was driven back by the bank's security guards leaving 3 people killed. [3]