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On March 27, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met to finalize the Article IV annual consultation with Colombia. On March 28, the IMF published the staff report discussed at that meeting, as well as a press release summarizing the discussion that took place at the…

During her visit to Colombia, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), held a meeting with Mr. Leonardo Villar, Governor of Banco de la República and its technical teams, to discuss the…

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under…

In order to maintain adequate external liquidity buffers and to anticipate a gradual reduction in the amount of access to the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Colombia, and considering that uncertainty in the external environment persists, the Board…

During the 88th session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee, held on Monday, December 04 between the Acting Minister, Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda, of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia),…

During the 87th session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee held today between the deputy ministers of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), the Financial Superintendent, and the Director of the…

During the 86th session of the Financial System Coordination and Monitoring Committee, held today between the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), the Financial Superintendent, and the Director of the Financial Institutions…

The reopening program includes the first lecture of the series Conversando con artistas del Gran Santander en la colección del Banco de la República, (Talking with Artists of Gran Santander) in Banco de la República’s collection, the opening of two temporary exhibitions:…

SICPA S.A. is a Swiss multinational and one of the world's leading manufacturers of security inks, which have been used in the printing of banknotes of most currencies, including the dollar and the euro. It has been a supplier of Banco de la República for more than 50 years.

Remarks by the Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) during the carbon neutrality certification ceremony:

“I would like to thank Bureau Veritas for being here at this event and for awarding the certifications to Banco de la República, particularly the one…

This year, Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) hosted the 114th   Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA in Spanish). This meeting was held within the framework of the 100th anniversary of Banco de la República.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded on 26 April 2023, its midterm review of Colombia's qualification for the arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and reaffirmed Colombia’s continued qualification to access FCL resources.

The IMF’s press…

Banrep Interviews is a new space to learn about the perspectives of the relevant people who are part of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia – Banrep). It is also a means to get to know a little more about them. 

The first Banrep Interviewee is Bibiana…

The Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), Leonardo Villar, and the President of Banco Central de Bolivia (the Central Bank of Bolivia - BCB), Edwin Rojas Ulo, signed on Monday, March 27, a cooperation agreement aimed at establishing reciprocal coordination commitments…

On March 22, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met to finalize the Article IV annual consultation with Colombia. On March 23, the IMF published the staff report discussed at that meeting, as well as a press release illustrating the discussion held at the IMF board and…

The financial system started 2023 with adequate performance and prudential indicators. The measures adopted in the last quarter of 2022 have prepared the system to absorb the risks that could materialize throughout the year. Hence, the behavior of the prudential levels of capital adequacy (…

Last Friday, 27 January 2023, the prominent economist Olga Lucia Acosta-Navarro formally took office as a member of the Board of Directors of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia). On the same day, she participated in her first Board of Directors meeting, the one corresponding to…

On Saturday, 18 February, the Zenú Gold Museum will reopen its doors with renovated spaces and a new curation that will immerse its visitors in a history of thousands of years and in the diverse forms of amphibious life that existed on the coastline and in the savannahs of the Colombian…

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