Assets and Reserves Management Department

Such tasks to which the Assets Management Department contributes include holding and managing international reserves; acting as banker, financial advisor and fiscal agent of the Government; promoting safe, sound and efficient payment, clearing and settlement systems; collecting and publishing relevant financial information; informing the Assembly, the Government and the general public about the activities of the CBK; cooperating and participating in relevant international councils and organizations; and determining policies to promote and maintain the stability of the financial system.

Investments Division

Tasks:
- Manages investments, prioritizing safety and liquidity over return;
- Creates medium and short-term plans for investing funds, forecasting revenues on an annual basis, recommending the creation of an adequate structure of policies, systems, procedures, instructions and directives for the identification, measurement, monitoring, development and control of investment activities;
- Plans the investment of funds based on the required liquidity; plans the trading of securities; checks the liquidity of these securities in the market before purchasing;
- Implements compliance with geographical diversification during investments;
- Provides recommendations on approaches that contribute to the stable and efficient functioning of financial investments;
- Cooperates with other units for the purpose of carrying out investment operations; and
- Conducts regular quantitative analyses on investments and forecasts movements in interest rates and prices of financial instruments in the market.

Securities Division

- Tasks:
  - Carries out trading and reporting activities of Securities issued by the Treasury;
  - Manages operations for the primary and secondary securities markets;
  - Coordinates work with Treasury representatives and commercial banks regarding the trading of Securities;
  - Cooperates with other organizational units within the CBK;
  - Organizes auctions of Government Securities;
  - Registres, transfers and manages Securities transactions;
  - Implements control through procedures and policies for market operations;
  - Prepares short-term and medium-term debt and risk reports and analyses;
  - Analyses the money market as well as the risk and performance of relevant institutions;
  - Reports on the processing and payments of interest and maturity of Securities; and
  - Conducts regular quantitative analyses on investments and forecasts movements in interest rates and prices of financial instruments in the market.