PACIFIC ISLAND BANKING
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand's central bank is working to stem an exodus of international banks from Pacific Island nations, which is leaving their populations vulnerable to predatory finance operators.
Governor Adrian Orr says cross-border banking relationships have declined rapidly over...

![Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is renewing his call for banks to "act with courage" by staying and providing banking services, including remittances, to the Pacific Islands. [photo: Lynn Grieveson] Adrian Orr and others on steps of Reserve Bank of New Zealand](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pacific_bankers_web.jpg?itok=kdKAPPDW)