Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

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Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
Logo Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador.svg
Fachada del banco central de reserva.JPG
Facade of the bank in San Salvador
Headquarters San Salvador
Established19 June 1934;89 years ago (1934-06-19)
Ownership100% state ownership [1]
President Douglas Rodríguez Fuentes
Central bank of El Salvador
Currencynone
ReservesIncrease2.svgUS$3.57 billion (2017) [2]
Website www.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.

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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]

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