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The '''Bank of Zambia''' (BoZ), is the | The '''Bank of Zambia''' (BoZ), is the central bank of [[Zambia]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting | According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the [http://www.afi-global.org Alliance for Financial Inclusion]. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the the Maya Declaration, during the AFI Global Policy Forum, held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maya-declaration-urges-financial-inclusion-for-worlds-unbanked-populations-130887928.html |date=30 September 2011|accessdate=20 April 2014|publisher=PR Newswire|first=for Financial Inclusion|last=Alliance}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the | The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, which was based in Harare, in present-day Zimbabwe. The Board's jurisdiction included [[Northern Rhodesia]], now called [[Zambia]] and Nyasaland, known as Malawi today. | ||
In 1954 the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board was renamed the [[Currency Board of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]], and as the winds of change were strong in | In 1954 the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board was renamed the [[Currency Board of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]], and as the winds of change were strong in Africa at the time, the currency board was transformed into the [[Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] in 1956. | ||
In 1964 the '''Bank of Zambia''' was created from the [[Bank of Northern Rhodesia]], which itself had only formed a year earlier in 1963 from the [[Lusaka]] branch of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland bank. | In 1964 the '''Bank of Zambia''' was created from the [[Bank of Northern Rhodesia]], which itself had only formed a year earlier in 1963 from the [[Lusaka]] branch of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland bank. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Economy of Zambia]] | *[[Economy of Zambia]] | ||
*[[Zambian kwacha]] | *[[Zambian kwacha]] | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 26 June 2016
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| Headquarters | Lusaka |
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| Established | 1938 |
| Governor | Dr. Denny Kalyalya[1] |
| Central bank of | Zambia |
| Currency | Zambian kwacha |
| Website | http://www.boz.zm/ |
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ), is the central bank of Zambia.
Overview
According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the the Maya Declaration, during the AFI Global Policy Forum, held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2011.[2]
History
The Bank of Zambia has origins in the 1938 formation of the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, which was based in Harare, in present-day Zimbabwe. The Board's jurisdiction included Northern Rhodesia, now called Zambia and Nyasaland, known as Malawi today.
In 1954 the Southern Rhodesia Currency Board was renamed the Currency Board of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and as the winds of change were strong in Africa at the time, the currency board was transformed into the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1956.
In 1964 the Bank of Zambia was created from the Bank of Northern Rhodesia, which itself had only formed a year earlier in 1963 from the Lusaka branch of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland bank.
After its creation, and after the passage of the Bank of Zambia Act in 1965, the bank grew and was successful down through the decades. According to its website, the bank acquired an equity stake in the Development Bank of Zambia and the Zambia National Commercial Bank and was even considering diversifying into the agricultural sector.
In 1991, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) came to power in Zambia, replacing the United National Independence Party (UNIP) which had ruled for 27 years. The new government's fiscal priorities included liberalization and privatization, which included the Zambian copper industry and Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM), the big company that controlled copper production in Zambia.
