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Starting on 21 June, Banco de la República will make available to the public the coin of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo. Additionally, July 24th will be declared Colombian Navy Day.

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: ¡Que vivan las mariposas!…

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.

There are five very simple steps to avoid becoming a victim of counterfeiting. Colombian banknotes have unique security elements that every citizen must know.Banco de la República constantly conducts campaigns for all citizens to recognize the authenticity of Colombian banknotes, focusing on the…

This section presents the reports on the execution of the Investment Budget and the Operating Budget of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), as of year 2024. Budget execution is measured based on the reprogrammed budget, which includes additions and adjustments and transfers…

Starting on October 6, person-to-business payments will be made through the new Bre-B button or zone provided by financial institutions on their digital channels.Banco de la República announces that the Bre-B operation continues to progress per the established timeline. On September 23, the Central…

Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) and Colombia Fintech held an in-depth seminar on Bre-B and its benefits for technology-intensive and financial services initiatives and companies. Interoperability and proximity to fintech companies were the key aspects of the session, which…

The interview, conducted by Renta4global Fiduciaria and published on its YouTube channel, notes: "In this fifth episode of Top Finance, our space for interviews with leaders of the financial sector, we spoke with Ana María Prieto, Director of the Payment Systems Department at Banco de la República…

Starting Friday 15 November, Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will put into circulation the commemorative coin of the Guarniel or “Carriel Antioqueño” This new coin is minted for commemorative purposes to recognize the artisan craft associated with the manufacture of the…

Tuesday, July 9. Miguel Urrutia Montoya passed away in Bogotá. He was former Governor of Banco de la República for 12 years, between 1993 and 2005.As part of his great legacy as the country’s central banker, Miguel Urrutia Montoya led the modernization of Banco de la República and its consolidation…

Banco de la República provides its services and performs its functions with a process management approach based on 9 primary macro-processes, which are supported by 9 corporate macro-processes, as follows:

A loggerhead turtle, a highly migratory marine species, is the image in the obverse (Heads) of the new bimetallic COP$1000 coin, which will return to the hands of Colombian people when Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) puts it into circulation in the second half of 2012. The coin…

The Board of Directors is the country’s monetary, exchange and credit authority. As such, it complies with the duties and functions set forth in the Constitution, in Law 31 of 1992, and in the bylaws of the Bank (Decree 2520 of 1993).

Presented at the Seminar on Inflation Targeting organized by the Centre for Central Banking Studies of the Bank of England at Columbia University.

On 7 December 2016, Banco de la República started circulating the new $10 thousand-peso banknote, the sixth and last of the new family of banknotes. This banknote will circulate simultaneously with the current one. Red is its predominant color. The obverse features the image of anthropologist…

The scarlet macaw, the frailejón, and the spectacled bear are the three representative species of the Colombian biodiversity that will be present in the obverse (heads) of the new COP$200, COP$100, and COP$50 coins, which Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will start circulating…

On 31 March 2016, Banco de la República started circulating the new $100 thousand peso banknote, the first of a new family of banknotes. The obverse features the image of President Carlos Lleras Restrepo (complying with article 10 of Act 1167 of 2007) together with the barranquero bird and the…

The Journal Essays on Economic Policy (EEP) from Banco de la República summons the academic community and all interested to the seminar about Changes on Monetary Policy and Central Banking over the last two decades, which will take place on October 23 and 24 of 2014 at the Events Center of the…

 

 

 

  The Monetary Board was created, consisting of the following members: i) the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, presiding, ii) the Minister of Development, iii) the Minister of Agriculture, iv) the Head of the National Department of Economic Planning, and v) the Governor of the Banco de…

  Nationalisation of the Banco de la República. The Government, having withdrawn as a shareholder in the Banco de la República in 1951, once again assumed this role during this period. The Government acquired all the shares in the Bank leaving one share for each of the shareholding banks.…

On 29 November 2016, Banco de la República started circulating the new $2 thousand-peso banknote, the fifth of the new family of banknotes, which will circulate simultaneously with the current one. Its predominant color is blue. The obverse features the image of artist Débora Arango, along with the…

As per Decree 2520 of 1993, it is the responsibility of the Administrative Council to consider and adopt general policies on administration and operation of the Bank, and to determine the authority for contracting, ordering expenditure and investment, and authorizing the transfer or disposal of…