Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
Facade of the bank in San Salvador
Facade of the bank in San Salvador
HeadquartersSan Salvador
Established19 June 1934; 89 years ago (1934-06-19)
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
PresidentDouglas Rodríguez Fuentes
Central bank ofEl Salvador
Currencynone
ReservesIncreaseUS$3.57 billion (2017)[2]
Websitewww.bcr.gob.sv

The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (Spanish: Banco Central de El Salvador) is the central bank of El Salvador, which controls the currency rate and regulates certain economic activities within El Salvador. The bank was originally privately owned, but was brought under state control through The Law on the Reorganization of Central Banking.

The bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.[3] In 2013, the bank made a joint Maya Declaration Commitment[4] with the Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero of El Salvador to carry out a series of concrete and measurable actions.[5]

Presidents

  • Luis Alfaro Durán, 1934–1954[6]
  • Carlos J. Canessa, 1954–1961[6]
  • Manuel López Harrison, 1961[6]
  • Francisco Aquino, 1961–1966[6]
  • Guillermo Hidalgo Qüehl, 1966–1967[6]
  • Abelardo Torres, 1967[6]
  • Alfonso Moisés Beatriz, 1967–1971[6]
  • Edgardo Suárez Contreras, 1971–1975[6]
  • Guillermo Hidalgo Qüehl, 1975–1977[6]
  • Víctor Hugo Hurtarte, 1978–1979[6][7]
  • Pedro Abelardo Delgado, 1980–1981[6]
  • Alberto Benítez Bonilla, 1981–1987[6]
  • Maurice Choussy Rusconi, 1987–1988[6][7]
  • Mauricio Antonio Gallardo, 1988–1989[7]
  • Roberto Orellana Milla, 1989–1998[6]
  • Gino Rolando Bettaglio, 1998–1999[6]
  • Rafael Barraza, 1999–2002[6]
  • Luz María de Portillo, 2002–2009[6]
  • Carlos Gerardo Acevedo, 2009–2013[6]
  • Marta Evelyn de Rivera, 2013–2014[6]
  • Oscar Cabrera Melgar, 2014–2019[6]
  • Carlos Federico Paredes, 2019[6]
  • Nicolás Alfredo Martínez, 2019–2020[6]
  • Douglas Rodríguez Fuentes, 2020–[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. ^ "El Salvador". 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "AFI members". AFI Global. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ^ "Maya Declaration: Commitment made by Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador and the Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero | AFI Global | Bringing smart policies to life". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  5. ^ "Maya Declaration : The AFI network commitment to financial inclusion Joint Commitment made by the Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador and the Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero" (PDF). Afi-global.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Banco Central de Reserva - Galeria Presidentes". www.bcr.gob.sv. Banco Central de Reserva. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b c Central Banking Directory. Central Banking Publications. 18 April 1993. ISBN 9780951790311 – via Google Books.

External links

  • (in Spanish and English) Official site of Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
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