Central Bank of Lesotho

Central Bank of Lesotho
Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho
Established1978
Ownership100% state ownership
GovernorEmmanuel Maluke Letete
Central bank ofLesotho
CurrencyLoti
LSL (ISO 4217)
Reserves840 million USD
Preceded byRetselisitsoe Matlanyane
Websitewww.centralbank.org.ls

The Central Bank of Lesotho (Sotho: Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho) is the central bank of Lesotho, in southern Africa. The bank is located in Maseru and its current governor is Dr. Emmanuel Letete (effective from June 2022). The bank was established in 1978 as the Lesotho Monetary Authority.