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Law 31 of 1992 authorized Banco de la República to continue fulfilling the cultural and scientific functions it had been carrying out since its founding in 1923. In accordance with this mandate, the Central Bank contributes to the country's cultural development through four key areas: the…

Banco de la República is a unique public institution with administrative, patrimonial, and technical autonomy, responsible for performing central banking functions. According to the Political Constitution, the objective of monetary policy is to preserve the purchasing power of currency, in…

Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) promotes the generation and dissemination of economic and financial knowledge as a core component of its institutional mission. This is done through rigorous research, statistical production, and comprehensive economic education programs, all…

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…

The provisions of this Code apply to all Banrep employees.This Code is also a frame of reference for individuals and corporate legal entities with whom Banrep has a contractual relationship regarding the behavior expected of Banrep staff. It must therefore be distributed in the framework of…

For the inauguration of its new Cultural Center in Manizales, Banco de la República edited seven publications and six digital projects. In the voice of renowned authors and researchers from the region, these works present new perspectives on the Coffee Cultural Landscape, the history of the…

Banco de la República offers Manizales, the Coffee Region, and the country a new cultural center with the highest architectural, technical, operational and functional standards.

The building incorporates good practices that contribute to environmental sustainability and guarantee…

Banco de la República opens its new Cultural Center in Manizales, with spaces for everyone’s delight: the library, an exhibition hall, an auditorium, a creative room, the children's room, and a bookstore. It is a place to listen to music, visit art exhibits, experiment with technology, research…

As the community knows, Banco de la República holds a free-use contract with the Society of Public Improvements of Barranquilla to use the Amira de la Rosa Theater since 19 June 1980. Since then, the venue has been administered and maintained by the Central Bank for cultural activities, holding…

Banco de la República opens its new Cultural Center to the community of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina. Its services and products are the result of joint work among professionals from the Central Bank, local researchers, and the community of the…

A central bank is the institution that issues and administrates legal currency and exercises the function of banker of banks. Furthermore, it controls the country’s monetary system (currency), credit system (interest rates) and foreign exchange system (foreign exchange…

The 1991 Constitution drawn up by the Constituent National Assembly introduced various reforms to the previously existing central banking system in Colombia.

The principal reforms were aimed at the replacement of the Monetary Board by the current Board of…

The Banco de la República fulfils these duties by receiving funds in deposit from the Nation and public entities under the conditions established by the Board of Directors. Furthermore, the Banco de la República may act as fiscal agent in the negotiation of external and internal…

According to Colombia’s Constitution, Banco de la República is an institution that operates independent of government.  It enjoys administrative, patrimonial and technical autonomy and is subject to its own system of rules and regulations