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| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
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| Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
| Governor | Leonardo Villar |
| Central bank of | Colombia |
| Currency | Colombian peso COP (ISO 4217) |
| Reserves | 44 780 million USD[1] |
| Website | www |
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The Bank of the Republic (Spanish: Banco de la República) is the central bank of Colombia. It was initially established under the regeneration era in 1880. Its main modern functions, under the new Colombian constitution were detailed by Congress according to Ley 31 de 1992. One of them is the issuance of the Colombian currency, the peso. The bank is also active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
- ^ a b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.