Box 2. New Regulatory Framework for Foreign Exchange Market Operations
En cumplimiento con lo estipulado en el artículo 5 de la Ley 31 de 1992, la Junta Directiva del Banco de la República presenta a consideración del Honorable Congreso de la República, un informe al Congreso de la República en el cual da cuenta del comportamiento de la economía y de sus perspectivas. Este informe se presenta dos veces al año, en los meses de marzo y julio, dentro de los diez días hábiles siguientes a la fecha de inicio de las sesiones del Congreso.
In 1an effort to comprehensively renew the regulatory framework and adjust it to the multiple events and innovations that have taken place in the Colombian scenario over the last eighteen years, Banco de la República recently began working on a revision of all pertinent regulations. The idea was to start using the logic of a foreign exchange market with a floating exchange rate with agents that have many years of experience participating in it. Not only these agents but also the markets in general became more sophisticated during these years, and the country was able to consolidate significant achievements in terms of institutional solidity and development.
