Central Bank of Uruguay

Central Bank of Uruguay
Banco Central del Uruguay
Headquarters	Montevideo
Established	July 6, 1967
Ownership	100% state ownership
President	Diego Labat
Central bank of	Uruguay
Currency	Uruguayan peso; UYU (ISO 4217)
Reserves	15 160 million USD
Website	www.bcu.gub.uy

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

History[edit]

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 República Oriental del Uruguay's Constitution. 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 16696), which expanded the BCUs responsibilities and set out the management structure as well as the functions and responsibilities of the bank.

Numismatic museum[edit]

The building of the Central Bank in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo houses the Numismatic museum, which is open to the public from 10:00 to 16:00 Monday to Friday and has free entrance.

Responsibilities[edit]

According to the 7th article of the BCUs 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

Presidents of the Central Bank[edit]

List of the presidents of Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay and Banco Central del Uruguay.

Name	Period	Notes
Claudio Williman	01/05/1916 – 30/04/1928	^[2]
Pedro Aramendía	01/05/1928 – 30/11/1928	^[2]
Alejandro Gallinal	01/02/1929 – 30/11/1931	^[2]
Javier Mendivil	01/12/1931 – 30/03/1933	^[2]
José Serrato	01/04/1933 – 30/07/1934	^[2]
Jorge West	01/08/1934 – 30/07/1938	^[2]
Gabriel Terra	01/08/1938 – 30/06/1939	^[2]
Vicente Costa	01/08/1939 – 31/05/1943	^[2]
Alfredo Baldomir	01/06/1943 – 30/06/1946	^[2]
Andrés Martínez Trueba	01/02/1948 – 30/06/1950	^[2]
Alberto Fermín Zubiría	01/07/1950 – 30/11/1954	^[2]
Francisco Forteza	01/06/1955 – 31/07/1958	^[2]
Mario Fullgraff	01/08/1958 – 30/06/1959	^[2]
Solano Amilivia	01/07/1959 – 30/04/1963	^[2]
Francisco Podesta	01/05/1963 – 30/06/1964	^[2]
José Pedro Aramendía	01/08/1964 – 30/04/1965	^[2]
Julio Solsona Flores	01/05/1965 – 31/01/1967	^[2]
Daniel H. Martins	03/03/1967 – 16/05/1967	^[2]
Enrique V. Iglesias	16/05/1967 – 09/01/1969	^[2]
Carlos Sanguinetti	09/01/1969 – 27/10/1970	^[2]
Armando Malet	27/10/1970 – 01/12/1970	^[2]
Nilo Márquez	14/12/1970 – 12/08/1971	^[2]
Jorge Echeverría	13/08/1971 – 01/03/1972	^[2]
Juan Pedro Amestoy	01/03/1972 – 04/06/1973	^[2]
Carlos Ricchi	04/06/1973 – 23/12/1974	^[2]
José Gil Díaz	23/12/1974 – 05/07/1982	^[2]
José María Puppo	05/07/1982 – 24/02/1984	^[2]
Juan Carlos Protasi	24/02/1984 – 15/04/1985	^[2]
Ricardo Pascale	16/04/1985 – 04/04/1990	^[2]
Ramón Díaz	05/04/1990 – 18/10/1993	^[2]
Enrique Braga	18/10/1993 – 06/04/1995	^[2]
Ricardo Pascale	06/04/1995 – 18/04/1996	^[2]
Humberto Capote	18/04/1996 – 13/04/2000	^[2]
César Rodríguez Batlle	13/04/2000 – 25/07/2002	^[2]
Julio de Brun	25/07/2002 – 09/03/2005
Walter Cancela	10/03/2005 – 25/10/2008
Mario Bergara	11/11/2008 - 26/12/2013
Alberto Graña	11/01/2014 - 21/04/2015
Mario Bergara	21/04/2015 - 11/11/2018
Alberto Graña	11/11/2018 - 2020
Diego Labat	2020 -

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

(in Spanish and English) Official site: Banco Central del Uruguay

Coordinates: 34°54′12″S 56°12′00″W / 34.9032°S 56.2°W / -34.9032; -56.2

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History[edit]

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Presidents of the Central Bank[edit]

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