*  *  *  Hon Minister of Finance Hon Ministers of the Crown Hon Leader of the Opposition Group Hon Members of Parliament Heads and Representatives of Diplomatic Missions Chairman, CEMA Heads & representatives of financial institutions Ladies & Gentlemen On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Management and staff of the Central Bank, I am very pleased that you have accepted our invitation to this morning’s event - the launching of the Solomon Islands $ bank note and the revised $ bank note.
The NBU expects that the government and the banks will appropriately respond to the hike in the key policy rate by raising interest rates on domestic government debt securities and deposits. Sufficient yields on such assets will prevent household income and savings from being eroded by inflation, while also making hryvnia assets, including domestic government debt securities, more attractive.