Logo of the Bank of St. Helena

The Bank of St. Helena is a commercial bank based on the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, as well as the dependent territory of Ascension Island. The Bank was formed on April 1, 2004, by the Banking Ordinance 2003 and the Bank of St. Helena Ordinance 2003. The Bank inherited the assets and liabiltiies of the Government Savings Bank (in St. Helena) and the Ascension Island Savings Bank. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1038x301, 99 KB) Logo of the Bank of St. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1038x301, 99 KB) Logo of the Bank of St. ... A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Bank offers both current and savings accounts to personal customers, as well as business banking from two offices in Jamestown, Saint Helena, and Georgetown, Ascension Island. The Bank also offers services to tourists and others visiting Saint Helena and Ascension Island. These include currency exchange, encashment of Traveller's Cheques and providing cash advances on selected Credit/Debit Cards. Jamestown (population c. ... Georgetown is the capital of Ascension Island on the west coast of the island. ... Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...

The Bank maintains a relationship with Lloyds TSB Bank, allowing its customers to use their banking network for United Kingdom and international money transmission. Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, with the registered office in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

Banking on St. Helena

At the time of writing (Nov 2006) Bank of St. Helena is the island's only bank. Also the island does not have a central bank. This means that, in effect, the island's interest rates are set by Bank of St. Helena, a commercial bank, instead of by the government or a central bank. Banker redirects here; see wiktionary:banker for more meanings. ... A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. ...

Despite the above, Bank of St. Helena does not issue the island's banknotes and coins. These are issued by the Currency Commissioners, part of the Government of St. Helena. Politics of Saint Helena takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of government. ...

External links

• Bank of St. Helena (Global Site)
• Bank of St. Helena (St. Helena Site)