Central Bank of Djibouti

Duties

• To issue and redeem notes and coins
• To supervise, regulate and inspect any financial institution which operates in and from within Djibouti
• To promote the financial stability and soundness of financial institutions
• To supervise, regulate or approve the issue of financial instruments by financial institutions or by residents
• To assist with the detection and prevention of financial crime
• To foster close relations between financial institutions themselves and between the financial institutions and the Government
• To manage exchange control and regulate transactions in foreign currency or gold on behalf of the Government
• To advise and assist the Government and public bodies on banking and other financial and monetary matters
• To perform such functions as may be necessary to fulfill the said objects.

Governors

• Abdi Mohamed Luc Aden, 1979-1991
• Djama Mahamoud Haid, 1991-2013
• Ahmed Osman Ali, 2013-