The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (
Spanish
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: ''Banco Central de El Salvador'') is the
central bank
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of
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
, 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 of the Reorganization of Central Banking.
The bank is active in developing
financial inclusion
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policy and is a member of the
Alliance for Financial Inclusion
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. In 2013, the bank made a joint Maya Declaration Commitment with the Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero of El Salvador to carry out a series of concrete and measurable actions.
Presidents
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Luis Alfaro Durán, 1934-1954
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Carlos J. Canessa, 1954-1961
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Manuel López Harrison, 1961
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Francisco Aquino, 1961-1966
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Guillermo Hidalgo Qüehl, 1966-1967
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Abelardo Torres, 1967
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Alfonso Moisés Beatriz, 1967-1971
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Edgardo Suárez Contreras, 1971-1975
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Guillermo Hidalgo Qüehl, 1975-1977
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Víctor Hugo Hurtarte, 1978-1979
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Pedro Abelardo Delgado, 1980-1981
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Alberto Benítez Bonilla
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, 1981-1987
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, 1987-1988
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Mauricio Antonio Gallardo, 1988-1989
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Roberto Orellana Milla, 1989-1998
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Gino Rolando Bettaglio
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, 1998-1999
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Rafael Barraza
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, 1999-2002
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Luz María de Portillo
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, 2002-2009
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Carlos Gerardo Acevedo
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, 2009-2013
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Marta Evelyn de Rivera
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, 2013-2014
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Oscar Cabrera Melgar
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, 2014-2019
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Carlos Federico Paredes
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, 2019
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Nicolás Alfredo Martínez
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, 2019-
See also
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Economy of El Salvador
The economy of El Salvador has experienced relatively low rates of GDP growth, in comparison to other developing countries. Rates have not risen above the low single digits in nearly two decades – part of a broader environment of macroeconom ...
References
External links
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Official site of Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
{{Authority control
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
Banks of El Salvador
Central Reserve Bank
Banks established in 1934
1934 establishments in El Salvador