Ms. Atalina Enari

Established in 1984, the Central Bank of Samoa was first headed by Mr. W.E. Davies; (seconded from the Reserve Bank of Australia) under International Monetary Fund funding. Mr. Davies left  Samoa in early 1987 to be replaced by Mr. J.A. Howard of the Bank of England, also funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) In April 1989, Mr. Papali'i T.  Scanlan became the first Samoan to be appointed as Chief Executive and then Governor 2001 of the Central Bank of Samoa on the completion of Mr. Howard's contract.

Ms Atalina Enari becomes the first Samoan woman to be appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa upon the end of Mr Scanlan’s contract.

Ms Enari has been with the Central Bank for over 20 years, starting her career with the Bank as an Economist in the Research and Statistics Department, moving to the International Department as Senior Economist and Assistant Manager, until she became Manager of the newly established Financial Markets Department in 2000.

Ms Enari is an Economist and Lawyer and holds a Bachelor of Business in Economics from University of Southern Queensland (Australia), a Master of Science in International Economics, Banking and Finance from the University of Wales (UK), and a Bachelor of Law and Professional Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of the South Pacific (Fiji and Vanuatu).

The following Chart "Central Bank Structure" gives the organizational structure of the Central Bank at the 15 August 2011.

Source: Banking & Corporate Services Department
Last Updated: 15 September, 2011