Central Bank of Uruguay

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Central Bank of Uruguay
Banco Central del Uruguay
Central Bank of Uruguay logo.svg
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Headquarters Montevideo
EstablishedJuly 6, 1967 (1967-July-06)
Ownership100% state ownership [1]
PresidentWashington Ribeiro
Central bank of Uruguay
Currency Uruguayan peso
UYU (ISO 4217)
Reserves15 160 million USD [1]
Website bcu.gub.uy

The Central Bank of Uruguay (Spanish : Banco Central del Uruguay, BCU) is the central bank of the Uruguay.

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History

The Central Bank of Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity (Spanish : Ente Autónomo), with the passing of the 196th article of the Constitution of 1967. [2] 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. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

Functions

According to the 7th article of the BCUs Charter, its responsibilities are; [6]

List of presidents

List of the presidents of Central Bank of Uruguay.

#NameTerm of officeTenure lengthNotes
Start of termEnd of term
1 Enrique V. Iglesias May 16, 1967January 9, 19691 year, 238 days [7]
2 Carlos Sanguinetti January 10, 1969October 27, 19701 year, 290 days [8]
3 Armando Malet October 27, 1970November 21, 197025 days [9]
4 Nilo Márquez December 14, 1970August 12, 1971241 days [10]
5 Jorge Echeverría August 12, 1971March 1, 1972201 days [11]
6 Juan Pedro Amestoy March 1, 1972June 4, 19731 year, 95 days [12]
7 Carlos Ricchi June 4, 1973December 23, 19741 year, 202 days [13]
8 José Gil Díaz December 23, 1974July 5, 19827 years, 194 days [14]
9 José María Puppo July 5, 1982February 24, 19841 year, 234 days [15]
10 Juan Carlos Protasi February 24, 1984April 15, 19851 year, 50 days [16]
11 Ricardo Pascale April 16, 1985April 9, 19904 years, 358 days [17]
12 Ramón Díaz April 9, 1990October 18, 19933 years, 192 days [18]
13 Enrique Braga October 18, 1993April 7, 19951 year, 171 days [19]
14 Ricardo Pascale April 7, 1995April 18, 19961 year, 11 days [17]
15 Humberto Capote April 18, 1996April 12, 20003 years, 360 days [20]
16 César Rodríguez Batlle April 13, 2000July 24, 20022 years, 102 days [21]
17 Julio de Brun July 25, 2002March 10, 20052 years, 228 days [22]
18 Walter Cancela March 10, 2005October 24, 20083 years, 228 days [23]
19 Mario Bergara November 11, 2008December 26, 20135 years, 45 days [24]
20 Alberto Graña January 10, 2014April 20, 20151 year, 100 days [25]
21 Mario Bergara April 20, 2015October 11, 20183 years, 173 days [24]
22 Alberto Graña October 11, 2018March 4, 20201 year, 145 days [25]
23 Diego Labat March 20, 2020July 25, 20244 years, 127 days [26]
24 Washington Ribeiro July 26, 2024Incumbent23 days [27]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Páginas - 45 años del Banco Central del Uruguay". www.bcu.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Creación del banco - BROU". 2021-04-21. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Ley N° 16696". 2022-05-28. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Museo Numismático". 2022-07-02. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Charter of the Central Bank of Uruguay" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-06-07. Archived from the original on 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Carlos Sanguinetti – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Armando Malet – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-06-07. Archived from the original on 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  10. ↑ "Nilo Márquez – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-06-14. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  11. ↑ "Jorge Echeverría Leunda – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  12. ↑ "Juan Pedro Amestoy – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-11-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  13. ↑ "Carlos E. Ricci – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  14. ↑ "José Gil Díaz – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  15. ↑ "José María Puppo – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  16. ↑ "Juan Carlos Protasi – Arte BCU". 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  17. 1 2 "Ricardo Pascale – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  18. ↑ "Ramón Díaz – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-07-16. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  19. ↑ "Enrique Braga – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  20. ↑ "Humberto Capote – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  21. ↑ "César Rodríguez Batlle – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  22. ↑ "Julio De Brun – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  23. ↑ "Walter Cancela – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  24. 1 2 "Mario Bergara – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-07-16. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  25. 1 2 "Alberto Graña – Presidente – Arte BCU". 2022-10-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  26. ↑ "Páginas - El economista Diego Labat asumió como presidente del BCU". 2021-01-20. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  27. ↑ Sala de Prensa (2024-07-26). "El economista Washington Ribeiro asumió la Presidencia del Directorio del BCU". Banco Central del Uruguay. Retrieved 2024-07-28.

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