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The Board of Directors of Banco de la República at today’s meeting decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate 25 bp to 5.25%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects:

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Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign currency in July 2017.

During the same month, the Central Bank did not perform any final purchases or sales of TES B. At the end of July 2017, the balance of the bonds in its possession was…

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República at today’s meeting decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 bp to 5.5%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects:

The new edition of the book Colombia Cafetera will be presented on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., at Banco de la República's Cultural Center in Manizales located at Carrera 23 # 23-06. The event will open with a speech by the Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia, Mr. Juan José…

Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign currency in May 2017.

During the same month, the Central Bank performed final purchases of TES B for $498.9 billion (at market price value). At the end of May, the balance of the bonds in…

 The Board of Directors of Banco de República (BDR) at today´s meeting decided to cut the policy interest rate by 25 bp to a level of 6.25%. For this decision, the Board considered the following: 

Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign currency in April 2017. 

During the same month, the Central Bank did not perform any final purchases or sales of TES B. At the end of April, the balance of the bonds in its possession…

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República, at today’s meeting, decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 50 bp to 6.5%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects: 

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República, at today’s meeting, decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 bp to 7.0%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects: 

Irma Raquel Bermúdez Davis was appointed by Banco de la República as Acting Manager for the San Andrés Cultural Center for a one-year period, while Wilder Guerra Curvelo acts as Governor for the Department of La Guajira. 

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República at today’s meeting decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 bp to 7.25%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects:

Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign exchange currency in January 2017. 

During the same month, the Central Bank did not perform any purchases or sales of TES B. At the end of January, the balance of the bonds in its…

Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign currency in December 2016. In 2016, the Central Bank performed net foreign exchange sales for a total value of US$255.6 million.

In December, the Central Bank did not perform any purchases…

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República at today’s meeting decided to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 bp to 7.5%. For this decision, the Board mainly took into account the following aspects: 

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República in its meeting of today, appointed Mr. Juan José Echavarría Soto as new Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia. Mr. Echavarría will replace Mr. José Darío Uribe Escobar for the four-year period starting on January 4, 2017.