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The Colombian authorities have decided to cancel the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in place since April 2024. This decision follows the IMF’s suspension of access to the FCL’s resources as of April 26, 2025, which will remain in effect until the current…

On Thursday, July 10, Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) submitted a letter to the Constitutional Court with two primary objectives:

Bogotá, 20 June 2025.

Banco de la República informs that fake news is circulating through various channels, such as social networks, websites, WhatsApp messages, text messages, and others. These messages impersonate well-known media outlets, such as Caracol Noticias and El Tiempo newspaper, among others, and feature…

Bogotá, 27 March 2025.

The EDGE certification is based on high global standards, including international legislation on gender equity and intersectionality. After a rigorous assessment, Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) obtained this certification, thus becoming the second central bank in Latin…

On Monday, December 23, Leonardo Villar, Governor ofBanco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) and Piedad Urdinola, Director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE in Spanish) formalized an inter-administrative cooperation agreement for the exchange of…

Bogotá, 20 December 2024

Earlier this week, El Nuevo Siglo highlighted Governor Leonardo Villar as “Person of the Year.”

A few days later, Portafolio, a newspaper specialized in economics, emphasized the effective work of the Board of Directors in stabilizing inflation.

“As…

Central bank transparency refers to the clear and open communication of key information to the public by monetary policymakers. This includes the dissemination of data, forecasts, and decision-making processes that affect the economy. Transparency reduces the information gap between what…

According to the 2024 Opinion Panel by Cifras y Conceptos, Banco de la República continues to rank first among national institutions in terms of trust in Colombia, receiving a score of 80/100.

During the 91st session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee, held this Friday between the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), the Financial Superintendent, the Director of the Financial…

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República unanimously appointed Leonardo Villar-Gómez as Governor for the term beginning on 04 January 2025. 

In a letter sent to the Honorable Representative to the House of Delegates Martha Alfonso Jurado, the bill’s rapporteur coordinator, the Central Bank pointed out the matters on which more precision is required to ensure an efficient and transparent management of the public resources for social…

During the 90th session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee, held this Friday between the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), the Financial Superintendent, the Deputy Director for Resolution…

A paper recently published in the Borradores de Economía series (# 1267) analyzes some aspects of economic and financial education in Colombia using a survey that follows the methodology known as the “Big Three.” This methodology was developed by experts Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia Mitchell in…

On April 26, 2024, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a successor two-year arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for 6,133.5 million Special Drawing Rights (SDR) (i.e. 300% of the country’s quota at the Fund), equivalent to about USD 8.1 billion.…

Banco de la República filed an application at the Ministry of Culture to approve the designs to intervene the Amira de la Rosa Theater in Barranquilla.  

Once the Ministry of Culture authorizes the intervention, the building permit will be processed at the urban planning of…

In its most recent financial report for 2023, Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia or Banrep) reported historical profits of 9.2 trillion of Colombian pesos, mainly due to the yield of the international reserves (IR) . In order to understand the origin of these high results, it…

During the 89th session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee, held this Wednesday between the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), the Financial Superintendent, the Director of the Financial…