Monetary Authority of Macao

Monetary Authority of Macao
  • 澳門金融管理局
  • Autoridade Monetária de Macau
HeadquartersCalçada do Gaio, n.os 24 e 26, Macau
EstablishedDecember 20, 1999 (1999-12-20)
OwnershipGovernment of Macao SAR
ChairmanChan Sau San (陳守信)
CurrencyMacanese pataca
MOP (ISO 4217)
Reserves$28.45 billion
Websiteamcm.gov.mo
Monetary Authority of Macao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門金融管理局
Simplified Chinese澳门金融管理局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Jīnróng Guǎnlǐ jú
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk6
Portuguese name
PortugueseAutoridade Monetária de Macau

The Monetary Authority of Macao (Chinese: 澳門金融管理局; Portuguese: Autoridade Monetária de Macau, AMCM) is the currency board and the de facto central bank of Macau. The regulatory institution was established on December 20, 1999, upon the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to the People's Republic of China as the Macau Special Administrative Region.