CBS publishes its full Monetary Policy Statement Report for FY 2025/2026

At its meeting on the 27th of June 2025, the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) Board of Directors approved the continuation of the Central Bank’s monetary policy from last year. The CBS will look to further reduce the high level of excess liquidity in the financial system. In addition, the CBS will also continue its efforts to normalise or adjust upwards its official interest rate to its neutral target range of 2-3 percent in the short to medium term. This raising of CBS interest rates is not a signal of CBS tightening monetary policy but more for the CBS to build a buffer in its policy instrument, to support more flexibility in the future