The Reserve Bank manages monetary policy to maintain price stability, promotes the maintenance of a sound and efficient financial system, and supplies New Zealand banknotes and coins.
Increasing capital banks must have would help ensure they can withstand shocks and improve the safety of our financial system.
Check out the simple visual summary of the Monetary Policy Statement for February 2019. Find out what it means for you.
The Reserve Bank is consulting on a proposal that bank owners bear a greater share of the risks to the financial system.
For statistics publication dates see the Statistics release calendar
Explore the financial strength of banks in New Zealand.
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