## Vanuatu: Technical Assistance Report-Currency Basket Framework and FX Market Operations

_Technical Assistance Reports, April 17, 2026_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 17, 2026
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229043502.019

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### Overview
- This report provides an overview of the technical assistance delivered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (RBV).
- The assistance supported the authorities in reviewing the currency basket framework and enhancing the functioning of the foreign exchange (FX) market.
- Main objectives:
  - Review and update the basket weights, with a view to achieving price stability.
  - Assess the FX operation at the RBV.

### Scope and Themes
- Subject areas listed:
  - Commercial banks
  - Currencies
  - Currency markets
  - Exchange rates
  - Financial institutions
  - Financial markets
  - Foreign exchange
  - Money
- Keywords:
  - basket weights
  - bilateral exchange rates
  - Commercial banks
  - consumer price index
  - Currencies
  - currency basket
  - Currency markets
  - Exchange rates
  - fixed exchange rate regime
  - foreign exchange market development.
  - FX market operation
  - Global
  - governor of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
  - IMF publication
  - IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department
  - price stability
  - Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
  - technical assistance provider
  - trade invoicing data

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- **Preface — IMF Technical Assistance Report**
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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2026/04/17/vanuatu-technical-assistance-report-currency-basket-framework-and-fx-market-operations-575369_