The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) is committed to ensuring the integrity and stability of Lesotho’s financial system.

 The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) promotes financial stability by:
  • Fostering liquidity, solvency, and proper functioning of a stable market-based financial system,
  • Ensuring safe and sound development of the financial sector,
  • Conducting effective supervision and regulation of banks, and
  • Providing efficient, reliable, and secure payment and settlement systems.

Through the Financial Surveillance and Integrity function, the Bank oversees Authorized Dealers in foreign exchange (ADs) while enforcing compliance with Exchange Control and Anti Money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws.