Noel VARI, Deputy Governor

Responsible for Financial Regulation Department, RBV’s Banking, Payment, Settlement, Currency, Support Services and Financial Markets.
Noel Vari hails from Araki island, South Santo, Vanuatu. He has being the director of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu from 1998 to the present and the Director of the Financial Regulation Department from 2006 to he present at the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu. He has a Bachelor of Economics, University of PNG and a Master of Business (International Business) from Sydney University (2004-2005) and, was a Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (1989-2003).Some other current responsibilities:
Chairman of Vanuatu’s E-KYC Utility Project
Member of the South Pacific Central Banks E-KYC Utility Project Steering Committee
Chairman of the AML&CTF Supervisory Working Group
Member of the Association of Financial Supervisors of the Pacific Countries
Member of RBV’s Management and other RBV internal committees
Member of the National Payment Systems Committee
Member of the Credit Union Legislation Review Committee
Member of Supervision Working Group, Financial Inclusion