Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/government-owned-companies-of-uruguay

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Central Bank of Uruguay

FieldValue
bank_name_in_localBanco Central del Uruguay
imageBanco Central del Uruguay.jpg
logoCentral Bank of Uruguay logo.svg
ownership100% state ownership
headquartersMontevideo
established
presidentGuillermo Tolosa
bank_ofUruguay
currencyUruguayan peso
currency_isoUYU
reserves15 160 million USD
website

The Central Bank of Uruguay (, BCU) is the central bank of Uruguay.

History

The Central Bank of Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity (), with the passing of the 196th article of the Constitution of 1967. Prior to the creation of the BCU, the issuing of currency and managing and supervising of the banking system was handled by the department of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay.

On March 30, 1995 a bank charter was passed (Law 16,696), which expanded the BCUs responsibilities and set out the management structure as well as the functions and responsibilities of the bank.

The headquarters of the Central Bank in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo houses the numismatic museum, in which both Uruguayan coins and banknotes from the Banco de la República and the Central Bank, as well as foreign ones, are exhibited.

Functions

According to the 7th article of the BCU's Charter, its responsibilities are;

  • Issuer of money notes and coins, as well as their withdrawal throughout the republic
  • Manage monetary, credit and currency exchanging as set out by law
  • Act as economic advisor, banker and financial agent of the Government
  • Administer the international reserves of the State
  • Be the banker of all government institutions
  • Represent the Uruguayan government at international financial organisations
  • Regulate and supervise all financial institutions

List of presidents

List of the presidents of Central Bank of Uruguay.

NameTerm of officeTenure lengthNotesStart of termEnd of term12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Enrique V. IglesiasMay 16, 1967January 9, 1969
Carlos SanguinettiJanuary 10, 1969October 27, 1970
Armando MaletOctober 27, 1970November 21, 1970
Nilo MárquezDecember 14, 1970August 12, 1971
Jorge EcheverríaAugust 12, 1971March 1, 1972
Juan Pedro AmestoyMarch 1, 1972June 4, 1973
Carlos RicchiJune 4, 1973December 23, 1974
José Gil DíazDecember 23, 1974July 5, 1982
José María PuppoJuly 5, 1982February 24, 1984
Juan Carlos ProtasiFebruary 24, 1984April 15, 1985
Ricardo PascaleApril 16, 1985April 9, 1990date=2022-10-06title=Ricardo Pascale – Presidente – Arte BCUurl=https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/bcup218/access-date=2023-02-16archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006205822/https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/bcup218/archive-date=2022-10-06 }}
Ramón DíazApril 9, 1990October 18, 1993
Enrique BragaOctober 18, 1993April 7, 1995
Ricardo PascaleApril 7, 1995April 18, 1996
Humberto CapoteApril 18, 1996April 12, 2000
César Rodríguez BatlleApril 13, 2000July 24, 2002
Julio de BrunJuly 25, 2002March 10, 2005
Walter CancelaMarch 10, 2005October 24, 2008
Mario BergaraNovember 11, 2008December 26, 2013date=2022-07-16title=Mario Bergara – Presidente – Arte BCUurl=https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/bcup230/access-date=2023-02-16archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716161406/https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/bcup230/archive-date=2022-07-16 }}
Alberto GrañaJanuary 10, 2014April 20, 2015date=2022-10-06title=Alberto Graña – Presidente – Arte BCUurl=https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/alberto-grana-presidente/access-date=2023-02-16archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006194312/https://arte.bcu.gub.uy/obra/alberto-grana-presidente/archive-date=2022-10-06 }}
Mario BergaraApril 20, 2015October 11, 2018
Alberto GrañaOctober 11, 2018March 4, 2020
Diego LabatMarch 20, 2020July 25, 2024
Washington RibeiroJuly 26, 2024March 24, 2025
Guillermo TolosaMarch 24, 2025Incumbent

References

References

  1. (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks".
  2. "Páginas - 45 años del Banco Central del Uruguay".
  3. (2021-04-21). "Creación del banco - BROU".
  4. (2022-05-28). "Ley N° 16696".
  5. (2022-07-02). "Museo Numismático".
  6. "Charter of the Central Bank of Uruguay".
  7. (2022-06-07). "Enrique Iglesias – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  8. (2022-10-06). "Carlos Sanguinetti – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  9. (2022-06-07). "Armando Malet – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  10. (2022-06-14). "Nilo Márquez – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  11. (2022-07-05). "Jorge Echeverría Leunda – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  12. (2022-11-14). "Juan Pedro Amestoy – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  13. (2022-10-06). "Carlos E. Ricci – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  14. (2022-07-05). "José Gil Díaz – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  15. (2022-07-05). "José María Puppo – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  16. (2022-07-05). "Juan Carlos Protasi – Arte BCU".
  17. (2022-10-06). "Ricardo Pascale – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  18. (2022-07-16). "Ramón Díaz – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  19. (2022-10-06). "Enrique Braga – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  20. (2022-10-06). "Humberto Capote – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  21. (2022-10-06). "César Rodríguez Batlle – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  22. (2022-10-06). "Julio De Brun – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  23. (2022-10-06). "Walter Cancela – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  24. (2022-07-16). "Mario Bergara – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  25. (2022-10-06). "Alberto Graña – Presidente – Arte BCU".
  26. (2021-01-20). "Páginas - El economista Diego Labat asumió como presidente del BCU".
  27. Sala de Prensa. (2024-07-26). "El economista Washington Ribeiro asumió la Presidencia del Directorio del BCU".
  28. Sala de Prensa. (2024-07-26). "Guillermo Tolosa asumirá la Presidencia del Directorio del BCU".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

government-owned-companies-of-uruguay central-banks economy-of-uruguay banks-of-uruguay museums-in-montevideo organizations-based-in-montevideo ciudad-vieja,-montevideo 1967-establishments-in-uruguay banks-established-in-1967
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Central Bank of Uruguay — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report