| Bank of the Republic of Haiti Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
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| Established | August 17, 1979 | ||
| Governor | Charles Castel | ||
| Central bank of | Haiti | ||
| Currency | Haitian gourde | ||
| ISO 4217 Code | HTG | ||
| Website | www.brh.net | ||
The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (French: Banque de la République d'Haïti, (BRH) is the central bank of Haiti.
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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 (French: Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti (BNRH)). In 1979, BNRH was split into two financial institutions: the National Bank of Credit (French: Banque Nationale de Crédit (BNC)), a commercial bank, and BRH.
"Bank of the Republic of Haiti Homepage (Information Only)". http://www.brh.net/. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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