The Bank of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Beng bilong Papua Niugini) is the central bank of Papua New Guinea, which has a core mandate to ensure price stability and maintain macroeconomic growth. To achieve this, it discharges four main functions; 1. responsible for the formulation and implementation of monetary policy, 2. ensure financial system development and stability, 3. ensure the payment system remain efficient, and 4. provide a banking role to the Government. It also manages the country’s foreign reserves, issue the country’s currency, manages the gold and foreign exchange of Papua New Guinea.