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Learn more about the Temporary Disruption of the Automated Payments and Securities Settlement System (APSSS).

The Central Bank of Belize alerts the public to a fraudulent article currently circulating online, which falsely claims that the Central Bank has initiated legal action against a local media house.

The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten hosted the 64th Bi-Annual Meeting of the CARICOM Central Bank Governors on 22-23 May 2025. The meeting convened senior central bank officials from eleven Caribbean jurisdictions to address regional economic developments and strengthen the resilience of the Caribbean’s financial systems.

Governor Kareem Michael delivered a critical presentation at the eighth regular meeting of the National Trade Negotiating Commission (NTNC) held on 8 May 2025. The presentation, titled “Not Just Tariffs: Understanding Belize’s Exposure in the Face of a Global Polycrisis,” spoke on the wide-ranging implications of recent U.S. trade measures and called for immediate, coordinated action.

Learn more about The Risk-Based Approach in Central Bank’s December 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Highlights.

The Central Bank of Belize (Central Bank) has expanded the delegation of authority to authorised dealers, enabling customers to buy foreign currency directly from domestic banks for service-based transactions.

The Central Bank successfully concluded a series of public education sessions this week as part of its “Know Your Money” initiative, ahead of the upcoming circulation of the redesigned banknotes.

The Central Bank announces two upcoming “Know Your Money” training sessions, designed to educate the public on recognizing and authenticating security features on the redesigned Belizean banknotes.

The anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism Group of Supervisors (GOS) in Belize issued a public advisory on the Financial Action Task Force Public Statement dated 21 February 2025.

The High Court of Belize ordered the removal of one individual from the Belize Consolidated Sanctions List, which was published in the Gazette Extraordinary on 26 February 2025.