About the Bank
The National Bank of Vanuatu Limited “Vanuatu’s Own Bank” was established in August 1991 under the NBV Act of 1989 with th e Government of Vanuatu as its sole shareholder. The Bank was corporatized in 2012 at which time fresh capital was issued. The current shareholders are the Government of Vanuatu, Vanuatu National Provident Fund and the International Finance Corporation (commercial arm of the World Bank Group).
The Bank’s Board of Directors and Executive Managers function upon strictly commercial terms and within the international-standard regulatory requirements of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu.


