Palestine Monetary Authority

Palestine Monetary Authority
سلطة النقد الفلسطينية (Arabic)
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Headquarters	Ramallah, Palestine
Established	1994
Governor and Chairman	Dr. Jihad Al Wazir
Central bank of	Palestine
Currency	Jordanian Dinar, Israeli New Shekel and United States Dollar
Website	www.pma.ps

The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) (Arabic: سلطة النقد الفلسطينية‎)^[1] is the emerging central bank of Palestine.^[2] It is located in Ramallah. is an independent public institution responsible for the formulation and implementation of monetary and banking, policies, to safeguard the banking sector and ensure the growth of the national economy in a balanced manner. PMA aims to maintain monetary and financial stability and to promote sustainable economic growth through the following:

Effective and transparent regulation and supervision of banks, specialized lending institutions and money changers operating in Palestine.
Overseeing the implementation and operation of modern, efficient payment systems.
Development and execution of monetary policy designed to achieve price stability.

It is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. ^[3] It is responsible for setting monetary policy as well as overseeing the activity of regular banks (or "high street banks").

PMA operates by an act of the Palestine Legislative Council PMA Law Number (2) of 1997 which outlined the full authority and autonomy of the PMA and the Banking Law Number 9 of 2010.

PMA Vision

To be a full-fledged and a modern central bank for an independent and sovereign Palestinian state, capable of achieving monetary stability and keeping inflation under control, and maintaining financial stability. Thereby, contributing to further development in the Palestinian financial sector, promoting integration into the regional and global economy, and ultimately, fostering high rates of sustainable economic growth in Palestinian Territory.

PMA Mission

Ensuring monetary stability and keeping inflation under control, by issuing and managing national currency and implementing a sound monetary policy to create an environment appropriate to achieve price stability, as well as contributing to maintaining financial stability, through providing safe, sound and secure banking system and national payment system, along with exercising the role of economic and financial advisor to the Palestinian government. To these ends, the PMA implements effective policies and employs it’s financial, human resources, and technical capabilities.

References

↑ http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/media.nsf/content/SelectedPressRelease?OpenDocument&UNID=4E9F42888CF2E325852576B800553E5A
↑ http://www.pma.ps/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=67&lang=en
↑ "AFI members". AFI Global. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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Central banks

Global

Global	Bank for International Settlements Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Financial Stability Board

By continent

Africa	Bank of Central African States Central Bank of West African States Bank of Algeria Central Bank of Angola Bank of Botswana Bank of the Republic of Burundi Bank of Cape Verde Central Bank of the Comoros Central Bank of the Congo Central Bank of Djibouti Central Bank of Egypt Bank of Eritrea National Bank of Ethiopia Central Bank of The Gambia Bank of Ghana Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea Central Bank of Kenya Central Bank of Lesotho Central Bank of Liberia Central Bank of Libya Bank Al-Maghrib Reserve Bank of Malawi Bank of Mauritius Bank of Mozambique Bank of Namibia Central Bank of Nigeria Bank of Somaliland South African Reserve Bank Bank of South Sudan Bank of Sudan Central Bank of Swaziland Bank of Tanzania Central Bank of Tunisia Bank of Uganda Bank of Zambia Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Americas	Central Bank of Argentina Central Bank of Aruba Central Bank of The Bahamas Central Bank of Barbados Bermuda Monetary Authority Central Bank of Brazil Bank of Canada Central Bank of Chile Bank of the Republic (Colombia) Central Bank of Cuba Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Central Bank of Ecuador Bank of the Republic of Haiti Central Bank of Honduras Bank of Jamaica Bank of Mexico Central Bank of Nicaragua Central Reserve Bank of Peru Central Bank of Suriname Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Federal Reserve System (United States) Central Bank of Uruguay Central Bank of Venezuela

Asia	Da Afghanistan Bank Central Bank of Bahrain Bangladesh Bank Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan Brunei Currency and Monetary Board Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam National Bank of Cambodia People's Bank of China Hong Kong Monetary Authority Reserve Bank of India Bank Indonesia Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank of Iraq Bank of Israel Bank of Japan Central Bank of Jordan National Bank of Kazakhstan National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic Bank of Korea Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Central Bank of Kuwait Banque du Liban Monetary Authority of Macao Bank Negara Malaysia Maldives Monetary Authority Bank of Mongolia Central Bank of Myanmar Nepal Rastra Bank Central Bank of Oman State Bank of Pakistan Palestine Monetary Authority Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Qatar Central Bank Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Monetary Authority of Singapore Central Bank of Sri Lanka Central Bank of Syria Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Bank of Thailand Central Bank of Turkmenistan Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Central Bank of Uzbekistan State Bank of Vietnam Central Bank of Yemen

Europe	European Central Bank (Eurosystem) National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia Bank of Albania Central Bank of Armenia National Bank of Austria Central Bank of Azerbaijan National Bank of the Republic of Belarus National Bank of Belgium Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgarian National Bank Croatian National Bank Central Bank of Cyprus Czech National Bank Danmarks Nationalbank Deutsche Bundesbank Bank of England Bank of Estonia Bank of Finland Banque de France National Bank of Georgia Bank of Greece Hungarian National Bank Central Bank of Iceland Central Bank of Ireland Banca d'Italia Central Bank of Kosovo National Bank of Latvia Bank of Lithuania Central Bank of Luxembourg National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia Central Bank of Malta National Bank of Moldova Central Bank of Montenegro De Nederlandsche Bank Norges Bank Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus National Bank of Poland Banco de Portugal National Bank of Romania Central Bank of Russia Banka Slovenije (Slovenia) National Bank of Serbia Bank of Spain Národná banka Slovenska (Slovakia) Sveriges Riksbank Swiss National Bank Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey National Bank of Ukraine

Oceania	Reserve Bank of Australia Reserve Bank of Fiji Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bank of Papua New Guinea Central Bank of Samoa Central Bank of Solomon Islands National Reserve Bank of Tonga

Policies and implementation

Policies	Capital requirement Contractionary monetary policy Expansionary monetary policy Basel II Basel III Basel 4

Implementation	Capital control Discount rate Interest rates Money creation Open market operation Sovereign wealth fund

Bretton Woods system

International Monetary Fund World Bank Group International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes International Development Association International Finance Corporation Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

Lists

List of central banks Central banks and currencies of Africa Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean Central banks and currencies of Central America and South America

Names in italics indicate non-sovereign (dependent) territories, former countries, or states with limited recognition

Economy of the Palestinian territories

Currency	Bank of Palestine Israeli new shekel Egyptian pound (Gaza Strip)

Banking and Finance	Al-Quds Index Palestine Securities Exchange Palestine Monetary Authority

Other	Agriculture Taxation Transportation Communications Water supply and sanitation Currency

Palestine Monetary Authority

PMA Vision

PMA Mission

See also

References

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