The Institut d’émission d’outre-mer is a public institution. Its articles of association are laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The Institut d’émission d’outre-mer implements the State’s monetary policy in the CFP franc zone, comprising the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, whose currency is the CFP franc.
The State’s monetary policy in the CFP franc zone pursues the following objectives:
1° To promote economic development and the financing of the real economy of the territories;
2° To contribute to price stability and the moderation of the cost of credit in the intervention zone;
3° To ensure monetary liquidity and financial stability in the zone.
The Supervisory Board of the Institut d’émission d’outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank) defines the instruments necessary for the implementation of the State’s monetary policy and lays down the regulations in the light of its objectives and economic trends.
To this end, it sets the rate and basis of the minimum reserves held in its books by the credit institutions in its area of issue.