The Central Bank of Belize is the
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, national bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the monetary policy of a country or monetary union. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the mo ...
of
Belize
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...
, established in 1982. In 2021 Gustavo Manuel Vasquez was chosen to serve as Governor, replacing
A. Joy Grant, who had served in the role since 2016.
[Office of the Governor]
". ''Central Bank of Belize''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
History
The Central Bank of Belize was established on January 1, 1982, by the Central Bank of Belize Act No. 15 (Chapter 262 of the Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000). Its predecessors were the
Board of Commissioners of Currency of Belize (1894-1976) and the
Belize Monetary Authority (1976-1981). The Board of Commissioners had been held responsible for the devaluation crisis that led to the nationalist movement of the 1950s.
Governors
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Edney Cain, January 1982 - October 1983
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Robert Clifton Swift, November 1983 - January 1986
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Alan Slusher, February 1986 - November 1990
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Edney Cain, January 1991 - December 1991
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Keith Arnold, January 1992 - March 2002
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Jorge Meliton Auil, April 2002 - September 2003
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Sydney Campbell, October 2003 - September 2008
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Glenford Ysaguirre, October 2008 - September 2016
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A. Joy Grant, October 2016 - April 2021
*Gustavo Manuel Vasquez, April 2021 - August 2021
*Kareem Michael, December 2021 - Present
See also
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Ministry of Finance (Belize)
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Belize dollar
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Economy of Belize
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List of central banks
References
External links
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Belize
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...
Banks of Belize
Banks established in 1982
1982 establishments in Belize
Economy of Belize
Government of Belize
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