Bank of the Republic of Haiti
The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (French: Banque de la République d'Haïti) (BRH) is the central bank of Haiti.
Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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Established | 17 August 1979 |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Jean Baden Dubois |
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]
History
The Bank of the Republic of Haiti was founded after the independence of Haiti from France. The oldest reference to a bank in Haiti can be attributed to a short correspondence exchanged during September 1825 between a foreign tradesman, Nicholas Kane, the Secretary of State Balthazar Inginac about a proposal made by George Clark in the name of a German group, Hermann Hendrick and Co., to establish a bank in Haiti. However, the proposal was never accepted, and Hermann Hendrick and Co. was never established.
In October 1910, a concession was granted to a consortium of French, German and American businessmen for the creation of a new bank, the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BNRH). In 1979, BNRH was split into two financial institutions: the Banque Nationale de Crédit (BNC), a commercial bank, and the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.
Governors
- Antonio André, September 1979 - July 1980
- Gérard Martineau, July 1980 - February 1982
- Marcel Léger, February 1982 - July 1982
- Antonio André, July 1982 - April 1983
- Allan Nolté, April 1983 - June 1985
- Jean Claude Sanon, June 1985 - February 1986
- Onill Millet, February 1986 - June 1988
- Hubert Cameau, administrator, June 1988 - August 1988
- Joseph Lagroue, director, August 1988 - September 1988
- Ernest Ricot, September 1988 - June 1989
- Jacques Vilgrain, June 1989 - March 1990
- Serge Pothel, March 1990 - August 1990
- Charles Beaulieu, August 1990 - April 1991
- Roger Pérodin, April 1991 - December 1991[3]
- Bonivert Claude, December 1991 - October 1994
- Roger Pérodin, October 1994 - December 1994
- Leslie Delatour, December 1994 - February 1998
- Fritz Jean, February 1998 - August 2001
- Venel Joseph, August 2001 - April 2004
- Raymond Magloire, April 2004 - September 2007
- Charles Castel, September 2007 - December 2015
- Jean Baden Dubois, December 2015 -
Source: [4]
See also
References
- https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
- "Maya Declaration: Commitment made by the Banque de la République d'Haiti | AFI Global | Bringing smart policies to life". AFI Global. 2013-10-18. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept 1991". HathiTrust.
- "Banque de la République d'Haïti". www.brh.ht.
External links
- Official site of Bank of the Republic of Haiti (in French)