Documento técnico, nota y/o presentación

To begin, I would like to congratulate the Constitutional Court and its President, Mr. Jorge Enrique Ibáñez Najar, on this Panel Discussion on Constitutional Jurisdiction, which will unfold over the next two days, thus continuing an important and well-established tradition. This panel discussion…

Greetings to all attendees of this Capital Market Symposium, and thanks to Asobancaria for the invitation and the opportunity to participate in this event.

I would like to share with you some remarks on the role that Banco de la República will play in the administration of the Contributory…

Cartagena, June 4, 2025

I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude for this opportunity to take part in this event, and extend a very special greeting to Mr. Jonathan Malagón, president of Asobancaria, Mr. Javier Suárez, chairman of its Board of Directors, all the…

Cartagena,

Con la historia de los Habitantes de la Isla de Yap, hacemos una analogía al patrón oro del siglo XIX. En ese entonces había un “banco de la moneda” que inventariaba y guardaba las monedas más pesadas. De la misma forma que el oro tenía una representación en billetes, las monedas de piedra…

Notes at the 27th Asobancaria Treasury CongressLeonardo Villar, Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia)Cartagena, 13 February 2025

Thanks to Asobancaria, and particularly to…

This technical document presents Banco de la República’s analysis of the relevance and risks of issuing a Central Bank…

Los tres canales principales por los que se transmite la política monetaria, según la literatura económica, son: la tasa de interés, el crédito y el tipo de cambio; reconocemos que la importancia relativa y la efectividad de estos canales pueden variar según el contexto económico y las…

Presented during the 58th Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean organizaed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Washington, November 7th-9th.

Session 2. Panel. Financial Stability in Latin America and the Caribbean…

I am very pleased to welcome you to Bogotá and to this 24th meeting of the Regional Financial Stability Group  , which has been organized on this opportunity by Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) together with the Central American Monetary Council .We are honored to host…

I must begin by saying something that you know very well. The policy interest rate of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) has drastically increased over the past year and a half, completing an increase of 11 pp since the beginning of the current cycle of increases in September…

Online Presentation delivered at the webinar held by the National Bank of Ukraine and the Euro Area Business Cycle Network (EABCN): Session 1. Effectiveness of Inflation Targeting with Limited Monetary Policy Transmission.

Presentation made in 10th Annual Conference: Is inflation back, and in which form?, Swiss Geneva

Speech by the Governor during the debate on the draft Government Budget for 2023 held on 30 August 2022.

Q: The peso has weakened the most among more than 150 currencies since the election last month. How worried are you by this? Under what circumstances would intervention be appropriate?

Emerging and Frontier Markets: Capital Flows, Resiliency, Risks, and Growth - Supported by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR), and Banco de la República (The Central Bank of Colombia)

Emerging and Frontier Markets: Capital Flows, Resiliency, Risks, and Growth - Supported by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR), and Banco de la República (The Central Bank of Colombia)

Presentation made at the XP Investimentos 13th Summit in parallel with the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. April 19th 2022.