Central Bank of Bolivia

Monetary Authority of Bolivia

Central Bank of Bolivia
Banco Central de Bolivia (in Spanish)
Logo
Headquarters	La Paz, Bolivia
Established	20 July 1928; 95 years ago (1928-07-20)
Ownership	100% state ownership^[1]
President	Roger Edwin Rojas Ulo
Central bank of	Bolivia
Currency	Bolivian boliviano BOB (ISO 4217)
Reserves	2 087 million USD^[1]
Website	www.bcb.gob.bo

The Central Bank of Bolivia (Spanish: Banco Central de Bolivia) is the central bank of Bolivia, responsible for monetary policy and the issuance of banknotes. The current president of the BCB is Pablo Ramos Sánchez [es].

History

The bank was established by Law 632, passed on July 20, 1928. On April 20, 1929, its name was changed to Banco Central de Bolivia, and on July 1, 1929, the bank officially began operations.

Presidents

Roger Edwin Rojas Ulo, since 2020
Agustín Saavedra Weise, 2020^[2]
Guillermo Aponte, 2019–2020^[3]

Pablo Ramos Sánchez, 2017–2019
Marcelo Zabalaga, 2010–2016
Gabriel Loza Tellería, 2008–2010
Raúl Garrón Claure, 2006–2008
Juan Antonio Morales, 1996–2006
Fernando Candia Castillo, 1993–1995
Armando Méndez Morales, 1992–1993
Raúl Boada Rodríguez, 1989–1992
Jacques Trigo Loubiere, 1988–1989
Javier Nogales Iturri, 1986–1988
René Gómez García, 1985–1986
Tamara Sánchez Peña, 1985
Reynaldo Cardozo Arellano, 1984–1985
Marcelo Zalles Barriga, 1984
Herbert Müller Costas, 1983–1984
Luis Viscarra Cruz, 1982–1983
Gonzalo Ruiz Ballivián, 1982
Guido Salinas, 1981
Marcelo Montero Nuñez del Prado, 1980–1981
Enrique García Ayaviri, 1979
Miguel Fabbri Cohn, 1978–1979
José Justiniano Aguilera, 1977–1978
Luis Bedregal Rodo, 1972
Manuel Mercado Montero, 1971–1972
Arturo Nuñez del Prado, 1971
Wenceslao Alba Quiroz, 1970–1971
Oscar Vega López, 1969–1970
Jorge Jordán Ferrufino, 1967–1969
Ivan Anaya Oblitas, 1966–1967
Luis Arce Pacheco, 1966
Alberto Ibañez Gonzales, 1965–1966
Santiago Sologuren Sologuren, 1964–1965
Raúl Lema Pelaez, 1963–1965
Humberto Fossati Rocha, 1961–1963
Eufronio Hinojosa Guzmán, 1960–1961
Luis Peñaloza Cordero, 1957–1960
Franklin Antezana Paz, 1954–1957
Armando Pinell Centellas, 1952–1954
Humberto Cuenca de la Riva, 1951–1952
Alcides Molina, 1950–1951
José María Gutiérrez, 1949–1950
Alfredo Alexander Jordán, 1946–1949
Alberto Mendieta Alvarez, 1946
Arturo Taborga Ramos, 1943–1944
Gabriel Gosálvez, 1940–1941
Armando Pacheco Iturralde, 1939–1940
Carlos Hanhart Siemon, 1939
Manuel Carrasco Jiménez, 1938–1939
Casto Rojas Bautista, 1937–1938
Victor Muñoz Reyes, 1936–1937
Luis Calvo Calvimontes, 1935–1936
Ismael Montes, 1931–1933
Juan Perou Cusicanqui, 1931
Daniel Sánchez Bustamante, 1928–1930

Source:^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
^ "Agustín Saavedra Weise es el nuevo Presidente del Banco Central de Bolivia". Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas Publicas. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Guillermo Aponte, designado nuevo presidente del BCB, garantiza estabilidad del tipo de cambio". December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Presidentes del Banco Central de Bolivia | Banco Central de Bolivia". www.bcb.gob.bo.