Corporate and Institutional

Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) has launched its new Online Office for Citizen Services and Digital Citizen Services. This easy and intuitive tool allows us to have faster communication with people. On this site, you can submit your requests, complaints, claims, and…

In compliance with Act of Congress 31/1992, Article 5, the Board of Directors of Banco de la República hereby submits to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia a detailed report on the measures that Banco de la República has taken in the emergency situation generated by Covid-19 and presents…

On May 18 and 19, in conjunction with the International Economic Association (IEA), the Bank of Spain, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Banco de la República held a virtual seminar entitled Pathways to Gender Equality in Central Banks, 1featuring academic…

The macroeconomic scenario in Colombia changed substantially between 2020 and 2021. While some of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are behind us, problems and imbalances persist and currently pose difficult challenges for economic policy. The pace of recovery in economic…

Banco de la República's board of directors (BDBR) on Feb. 25 approved the Bank's 2021 financial statements. The Bank's auditor general and the external auditing firm KPMG S.A.S. both issued unqualified opinions. The office of Colombia's financial superintendent previously authorized the…

I am pleased to present to you the 2022 - 2025 Strategic Plan approved by Banco de la República’s (the Central Bank of Colombia) Board of Directors in November 2021, which defines the strategic objectives of the Bank for the coming years, embedded within…

In compliance with Act of Congress 31/1992, Article 5, the Board of Directors of Banco de la República hereby submits to the honorable Congress of the Republic of Colombia a detailed report on the measures that Banco de la República has taken in the emergency situation generated by Covid-19 and…

According to the thirteenth version of the Opinion Panel of the Cifras & Conceptos firm, Banco de la República was once again recognized as the institution that generates the most trust among opinion leaders. This year it received a rating of 69 points out of 100, which is a higher score…

The winners of the 19th version of the Jesús Antonio Bejarano Writing Contest, organized by Fenadeco were Diego Alejandro Almonacid Lovera, student at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in category A (semesters 5 to 10) and…

This document studies the period 1980-1984 during which the Banco de la República began its cultural programming in Cartagena and, specifically, how it was incorporated into its previous artistic dynamics. The research focuses on the study of the circumstances that …

The new member of the Board of Directors studied economics at Universidad de los Andes and holds a PhD in Economy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Between 1993 and 1997, Mr. Carrasquilla was the Deputy Technical Governor at Banco de la República. 

Alberto Carrasquilla…

Presented to the Third Committe of the Senate by our Governor, Leonardo Villar Gómez.

After a rigorous admission exam and selection process, Banco de la República and the Economics Researchers Network announced the list of 40 economics students from various universities throughout the country, who were chosen to participate in the Central Banking Course to be held on July 14-23,…

El pasado jueves 20 de mayo de 2021, Leonardo Villar, gerente general del Banco de la República, fue nombrado presidente de la Junta de Gobierno del Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA) para el periodo 2021-2023. Este es el segundo periodo consecutivo en el que el…

Banco de la República has announced which colleges of economics at Colombian universities will be able to nominate teachers for the Advanced Economics Course for Teachers. The course will be held online between 15 June and 9 July 2021.

Participants will have access to academic sessions in…

In Colombia, agreements are hard to reach. However, there was consensus in the National Constitutional Assembly, among the participants from different ideologies and parties, on the advisability of comprehensively reforming Banco de la República and turning it into an independent central bank.…

In Colombia, agreements are hard to reach. However, there was consensus in the National Constitutional Assembly, among the participants from different ideologies and parties, on the advisability of comprehensively reforming Banco de la República and turning it into an independent central bank.…

This online course will contribute to generating knowledge on economic issues. Its purpose is to foster an understanding of macroeconomics and monetary, exchange rate, and credit policy issues among the Colombian population