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  2. Belize dollar - Wikipedia

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    The first and only notes issued under its name were dated 1ST JUNE 1980, and included a 100-dollar note for the first time. The Central Bank of Belize was established on January 1, 1982, by the Central Bank of Belize Act No. 15 (Chapter 262 of the Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000). [3] The first notes issued under its name were dated 1ST ...

  3. Economy of Belize - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Belize is a small, essentially private enterprise economy that is based primarily on agriculture, tourism, and services. The cultivation of newly discovered oil in the town of Spanish Lookout has presented new prospects and problems for this developing nation. [ 15 ]

  4. Central Bank of Belize - Wikipedia

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    The Central Bank of Belize was established on January 1, 1982, by the Central Bank of Belize Act No. 15 (Chapter 262 of the Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000). [4] The Central Bank is the natural successor to the Monetary Authority of Belize, established from 1976 to 1981, and the Board of Commissioners of Currency running from 1894. [5]

  5. Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Belize: Belize dollar: BZD: Central Bank of Belize: 2.00 BZD = 1.00 USD Guatemala: Guatemalan quetzal: GTQ: Bank of Guatemala: float Honduras: Honduran lempira: HNL: Central Bank of Honduras: crawling peg to USD Nicaragua: Nicaraguan córdoba: NIO: Central Bank of Nicaragua: crawling peg to USD Costa Rica: Costa Rican colón: CRC: Central Bank ...

  6. Belize - Wikipedia

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    The Belize currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar and banks in Belize offer non-residents the ability to establish accounts, so drug traffickers and money launderers are attracted to banks in Belize. As a result, the United States Department of State has, since 2014, named Belize as one of the world's "major money laundering countries". [109]

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    Although the past few years have been brutal for borrowers from an interest rate perspective, they’ve been fantastic for people with money in the bank. For much of 2023 and 2024, 5% CD rates ...

  8. Monetary system - Wikipedia

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    The alternative to a commodity money system is fiat money which is defined by a central bank and government law as legal tender even if it has no intrinsic value. Originally fiat money was paper currency or base metal coinage, but in modern economies it mainly exists as data such as bank balances and records of credit or debit card purchases, [3] and the fraction that exists as notes and coins ...

  9. Currency substitution - Wikipedia

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    In an economy with full currency substitution, monetary authorities cannot act as lender of last resort to commercial banks by printing money. The alternatives to lending to the bank system may include taxation and issuing government debt. [24] The loss of the lender of last resort is considered a cost of full currency substitution.