The Central Bank of Bolivia ( es, Banco Central de Bolivia) is the central bank of

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, responsible for monetary policy and the issuance of banknotes. The current president of the BCB is .

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, 2020 - *

Agustín Saavedra Weise Agustín Saavedra Weise (19 November 1943 – 26 December 2021) was a Bolivian diplomat and writer. He served as Ambassador to Switzerland and Argentina and ambassador-at-large in several foreign missions and was a foreign minister (1982). He ...

, 2020 * Guillermo Aponte, 2019-2020 * Pablo Ramos Sánchez, 2017 - 2019 * Marcelo Zabalaga Estrada, 2010 - 2016 * Gabriel Loza Tellería, 2008 - 2010 * Raúl Garrón Claure, 2006 - 2008 *

Juan Antonio Morales Juan Antonio Morales (born April 18, 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Morales started his career from the local club Loyola Bilbao. In 1987 he transferred to Joventut Badalona. He played eight years ...

, 1996 - 2006 *

Fernando Candia Castillo Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, 1993 - 1995 * Armando Méndez Morales, 1992 - 1993 * Raúl Boada Rodríguez, 1989 - 1992 * Jacques Trigo Loubiere, 1988 - 1989 *

Javier Nogales Iturri Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...

, 1986 - 1988 *

René Gómez García René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

, 1985 - 1986 *

Tamara Sánchez Peña __NOTOC__ Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name * Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984) * Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969) * Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara ...

, 1985 - 1985 *

Reynaldo Cardozo Arellano Reynaldo is a Spanish given name from the German name Reinhold. Notable people with the name include: * Reynaldo Aguado Montealegre (born 1960), Nicaraguan activist * Reynaldo Aimonetti (born 1943), Argentine footballer * Reynaldo Anderson (born 1 ...

, 1984 - 1985 *

Marcelo Zalles Barriga Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to: *Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...

, 1984 - 1984 *

Herbert Müller Costas Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

, 1983 - 1984 *

Luis Viscarra Cruz Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

, 1982 - 1983 *

Gonzalo Ruiz Ballivián Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguat ...

, 1982 - 1982 *

Guido Salinas Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The mea ...

, 1981 - 1981 *

Marcelo Montero Nuñez del Prado Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus (name), Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to: *Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian ser ...

, 1980 - 1981 * Enrique García Ayaviri, 1979 - 1979 * Miguel Fabbri Cohn, 1978 - 1979 * José Justiniano Aguilera, 1977 - 1978 * Luis Bedregal Rodo, 1972 - 1972 * Manuel Mercado Montero, 1971 - 1972 * Arturo Nuñez del Prado, 1971 - 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 - 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 José María Gutiérrez Hernández (born 31 October 1976), known as Guti, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. During his career, he played almost exclusively for Real Madrid ...

, 1949 - 1950 * Alfredo Alexander Jordán, 1946 - 1949 * Alberto Mendieta Alvarez, 1946 - 1946 * Arturo Taborga Ramos, 1943 - 1944 *

Gabriel Gosálvez Gabriel Gosálvez Tejada (15 November 1899 – 12 December 1957) was a Bolivian politician, journalist, economist, and diplomat. Throughout his political career, Gosálvez held various ministerial officers and diplomatic posts as a member of the ...

, 1940 - 1941 * Armando Pacheco Iturralde, 1939 - 1940 * Carlos Hanhart Siemon, 1939 - 1939 *

Manuel Carrasco Jiménez Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

, 1938 - 1939 * Casto Rojas Bautista, 1937 - 1938 * Victor Muñoz Reyes, 1936 - 1937 * Luis Calvo Calvimontes, 1935 - 1936 *

Ismael Montes Ismael Montes Gamboa (5 October 1861 – 16 October 1933) was a Bolivian general and political figure who served as the 26th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1904 to 1909 and from 1913 to 1917. During his first term, the Tre ...

, 1931-1933 * Juan Perou Cusicanqui, 1931 * Daniel Sánchez Bustamante, 1928-1930 Source:

References

External links

*
Banco Central de Bolivia official site

1928 establishments in Bolivia Banks established in 1928 Banks of Bolivia {{Bolivia-company-stub