The Central Bank of Djibouti () is the monetary authority of Djibouti. It is responsible for managing the country's currency, the Djiboutian franc, as well as the national foreign exchange position and accounting.
Duties Objectives of the Central Bank of Djibouti include:
To issue and redeem notes and coins To supervise, regulate and inspect any financial institution which operates in and from within Djibouti To promote the financial stability and soundness of financial institutions To supervise, regulate or approve the issue of financial instruments by financial institutions or by residents To assist with the detection and prevention of financial crime To foster close relations between financial institutions themselves and between the financial institutions and the Government To manage exchange control and regulate transactions in foreign currency or gold on behalf of the Government To advise and assist the Government and public bodies on banking and other financial and monetary matters To perform such functions as may be necessary to fulfill the said objects.
The bank is responsible to the Djiboutian government. It was established by the decree 79030 of 18 April 1979.
Governors Abdi Mohamed Luc Aden, 1979-1991 Djama Mahamoud Haid, 1991–2013 Ahmed Osman Ali, 2013-
See also Central banks and currencies of Africa Djiboutian franc, the unit of currency Ministry of Economy and Finance (Djibouti) Economy of Djibouti List of central banks
References
External links Official site of Banque Centrale de Djibouti