Somalia
Fight against money laundering must continue, Somali official says
Somali central bank aims to enhance transparency over financial flows, says deputy governor
Somali president reappoints governor
Abdirahman Abdullahi has overseen central bank’s introduction of first national payments system
Foreign de-risking keeps Somali banks isolated, governor says
Central Banking Summer Meetings: Somalia needs to rejoin world finance system after payments success
Central Banking Awards 2023: third group of winners announced
Awards include economic research, payments reform and risk management services
Somalia plans to introduce new notes by 2024
Country has become dollarised since the collapse of the central government in 1991
Understanding informal remittances
Better tracking of remittance flows could give central banks valuable insights to support policy, say Deepali Fernandes, Amil Aneja and Azar Sultanov
Somalia relaunches payments system after three decades of absence
World Bank played key role in restoring system to war-torn country, governor tells Central Banking
Somalia’s governor on rebuilding its central bank
Governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi discusses reviving Somalia’s war-damaged economy, re-creating a payments system, and dealing with remittances
IMF praises Somali reforms and says debt relief is possible
New agreement between IMF and Somali authorities prioritises central bank development
Somali governor says mobile money platforms play key role
Kristalina Georgieva says IMF offers “full support” to Somalia’s efforts to secure debt relief
Somali government appoints new central bank governor
Former adviser to the prime minister must continue rebuilding the central bank in the war-torn country
Somalia central bank begins global search for new governor
Central bank looks for suitable candidate to continue major reforms, as country attempts to recover following decades of conflict
Zimbabwe clears debt with IMF but hurdles to financing remain
IMF looks to extend debt deadline for Somalia and Sudan
Ethiopian government appoints new bank governor
No reason given for replacement as new prime minister announces major economic liberalisation strategy
IMF continues building up Somali central bank
Planned currency reform should give the central bank the ability to implement monetary policy
Somalian central bank to print first notes since 1991
New 1,000 shilling looks set to enter circulation in 2017 with extensive assistance being provided by the IMF; central bank has struggled to operate amid civil war
Somalian central bank gains support from IMF and World Bank
Central Bank of Somalia is backed by international financial institutions in its efforts to upgrade its technical capacities, and improve supervision of its banks and money-transfer businesses
Somalia appoints first female governor to scandal-hit central bank
Central Bank of Somalia to be led by female governor for first time; predecessor resigned after UN report placed central bank at the heart of a 'systematic misappropriation' of public funds
Central Bank of Somalia slams allegations of corruption
UN monitoring group accuses institution of allowing private individuals to steal $12 billion of public funds; central bank hits back against 'unsubstantiated' claims
Somalia's sacked central banker wants job back
Somalia's sacked central bank governor, Dr Mohamud Mohamed Ulusow, has called for international pressure to be put on the transitional government to give him back his job.
Somali central bank chief sacked by president
The president of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, has fired the governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, BBC Monitoring reported from a report on the Shabeelle Media Network's website.