Corporate and Institutional

Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) has opened the registration and digital reception of essays for the 11th national essay-writing contest De la banca escolar a la banca central, aimed at students of grades 10, 11, and 12 from educational institutions throughout the country.…

Over the years, Banco de la República, the Central Bank of Colombia (BR), has structured a long-term cultural project that contributes to managing the nation's cultural heritage, promotes access to knowledge, and helps consolidate the sense of citizenship. It is through two great lines of work—…

In Colombia, as well as in the rest of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously damaged the health and well-being of the people. In order to limit the damage, local and national authorities have had to order large sectors of the population to be confined at their homes for long periods of…

In compliance with Article 5, Act of Congress 31/1992, the Board of Directors of Banco de la República hereby submits to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia a report on the macroeconomic results for 2018 and the outlook for 2019 for its consideration. In the following chapters, the…

The Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) was Banco de la República’s first effort to decentralize economic research, which had been concentrated at the head office in Bogotá. This first regional center was established in 1997 at the Cartagena branch of the Bank. Initially, it was known as…

The Board of Directors of the Central Bank, as per the provisions of Article 5 of Law 31 of 1992, submits a report to the Congress of the Republic that describes the macroeconomic performance for the first half of 2019 and its prospects for the remainder of the year. The last two chapters report…

Given the health emergency situation in the country, the service hours at our windows are modified starting Tuesday 19 April 2020, as follows:

In Bogotá:

Calle 13 # 35-25 (Industrial Area)

Mondays through Fridays from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm, non-…

The files (folders) of those interested in participating in the calls for studies abroad for Colombian citizens 2020 (PhD in Economics, graduate studies in Economic Law, and young musical talents) will be received digitally by email at: DDHB-…

The main purposes of the first Report that the de Board of Directors of Banco de la República (BDBR) submits to Congress at the beginning of its regular meetings each year are: to examine the performance of the country's economy during the immediately preceding year; to explain the actions for…

Banco de la República, following the decisions of the National Government, hereby informs that:

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República, in its meeting today, approved the financial statements of the Central Bank for the 2019 period. Both the Auditor General of the Bank as well as the external auditing firm Deloitte & Touche Ltda. issued their opinions with no comments.…

ISO 14001 version 2015 corresponds to the international certification standard granted to organizations for their responsibility and commitment to environmental protection, appropriate management of environmental risks and impacts, and sustainable use of resources.

President Iván Duque Márquez announced last Friday, 27 December, on Twitter, the appointment of economist Arturo José Galindo Andrade, Universidad de Los Andes alumnus, as the new member of the Board of Directors of Banco de la República, replacing José Antonio Ocampo.

On Monday, 16 December 2019, at the headquarters of Banco de la República in Bogotá, the donation of a collection of engravings was formalized, comprising 18 pieces which are part of the work entitled Les Grandes Misers et Malheurs de la Guerre. The natural author of the works is Lorena Jacques…

Banco de la República informs that 30 December 2019 will be the last day of the year open to the public. There will be no public attention on 31 December. Regular schedules will be maintained for the remaining days of the month. 

The Eighth high-Level Political Dialog between the Eurosystem and Latin American Central Banks took place on 28 and 29 November in Cartagena de Indias. The meeting was organized jointly by the European Central Bank, Banco de España, and Banco de la República de Colombia, which hosted the meeting…

Banco de la República has continued its cultural work in Barranquilla. As part of its activities, it started the restoration of the stage curtain of the Amira de la Rosa theater, created by Maestro Alejandro Obregón and considered as a fundamental symbol of the theater.

Banco de la República summons university students in their last semesters from professional degrees who are interested in applying to internship openings to enroll in the selection process for the first half of 2020. Through this process, outstanding students in their academic performance,…

In an environment of greater restrictions to world trade and deterioration of global confidence, economic growth for the first quarter of the year in a number of emerging economies including Colombia was lower than expected, and the forecasts for 2019 decreased.

In the first…