Vision

The vision of Da Afghanistan Bank is that of a monetary institution which upholds international best practice in fostering price stability and a sound financial system conducive to macro-economic stability, favorable investment climate, private sector development and broad-based economic growth.

Mission

The mission of Da Afghanistan Bank is to foster price stability and build a robust financial system.

Objectives

The primary objective of Da Afghanistan Bank is to achieve and maintain domestic price stability. Other objectives of Da Afghanistan Bank which are subordinated to the primary objective are: to foster the liquidity, solvency and effective functioning of a stable market based financial system, and to promote a safe, sound and efficient national payments system. Considering its main objective, Da Afghanistan Bank supports general economic policies of government and strengthens sustainable economic growth.

Main Tasks

The basic tasks, for which Da Afghanistan Bank is responsible to execute, are:

(1)Formulate, adopt and execute the monetary policy of Afghanistan,(2) Formulate, adopt and implement currency policy and Afghanistan currency arrangements,( 3) Hold and manage the official foreign exchange reserves of Afghanistan, (4) Print, mint and issue Afghani banknotes and coins, (5) Act as banker and adviser to, and as fiscal agent of the State, (6) License, regulate and supervise banks, foreign exchange dealers, money service providers, payment system operators, securities service providers, and securities transfer system operators, (7) Establish, maintain and promote sound and efficient systems for payments, for transfers of securities issued by the State or DAB, and for the clearing and settlement of payment transactions and transactions in such securities.