Central Bank of Costa Rica

Central Bank of Costa Rica
Banco Central de Costa Rica
	Central Bank of Costa Rica building in San José
Established	January 1950
Ownership	100% state ownership
Governor	Rodrigo Cubero Brealey
Central bank of	Costa Rica
Currency	Costa Rican colón
Reserves	7 620 million USD
Website	www.bccr.fi.cr

The Central Bank of Costa Rica (Spanish: Banco Central de Costa Rica) is the central bank of Costa Rica.

Scope[]

In pursuit of its mission, and to maintain the economy’s internal and external balance, the goals and operating objectives of the Central Bank of Costa Rica are as follows:

Maintain internal stability of the national currency, seeking to turn the full employment of productive resources.
Maintain external stability of the national currency and ensure their free conversion to other currencies.
Promote a stable system of financial intermediation, efficient and competitive.

Similar to other Central Banks in the world, the functions of Central Bank of Costa Rica include providing banking services to the Government of Costa Rica and financial institutions, issuing the domestic currency, regulating commercial banks and other financial institutions, providing economic advice to the Government, conducting research and publishing information on monetary and other economic developments. Only notes and coins issued by the Central Bank shall be legal tender in Costa Rica.

Presidents[]

, January 1950 - December 1951^[2]
, January 1952 - May 1960^[2]^[3]
, June 1960 - December 1960^[2]
, January 1961 - November 1962^[2]
, November 1962 - December 1964^[2]
January 1965 - December 1967^[2]
, January 1968 - December 1969^[2]^[3]
, January 1970 - November 1970^[2]
Jorge Rossi Chavarría, November 1970 - May 1971^[2]
, June 1971 - January 1972^[2]
, January 1972 - December 1972^[2]
Bernal Jiménez Monge, January 1973 - September 1973^[2]
, January 1974 - September 1974^[2]
Bernal Jiménez Monge, September 1974 - July 1977^[2]
, August 1977 - November 1977^[2]
, December 1977 - May 1978^[2]
, May 1978 - January 1980^[2]
, January 1980 - May 1982^[2]
, May 1982 - April 1984^[2]
, April 1984 - September 1984^[2]
, September 1984 - May 1990^[2]^[4]
, May 1990 - October 1993^[2]
, October 1993 - May 1994^[2]
, May 1994 - March 1995^[2]
, March 1995 - May 1998^[2]
, May 1998 - November 2002^[2]^[4]
, November 2002 - 2010
, 2010 - 2014
, 2014 - 2018
, 2018 -

Source: ^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Emilio Gerardo Obando Cairol. "El Banco Central de Costa Rica, su historia y su gente | Inversores institucionales". Scribd.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murchie, Anita Gregorio (August 25, 1981). "Imported Spices: A Study of Anglo-American Settlers in Costa Rica, 1821-1900". Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Department of Publications – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Noticias - dedicatoria_III_bienal_investigacion_economica". www.bccr.fi.cr.
^ https://www.academiaca.or.cr/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Volatilidad_y_Vulnerabilidad.pdf

External links[]

(in Spanish) Official site of Banco Central de Costa Rica

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[dnbinfo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34

[bccr-history-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z Emilio Gerardo Obando Cairol. "El Banco Central de Costa Rica, su historia y su gente | Inversores institucionales". Scribd.

[auto1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murchie, Anita Gregorio (August 25, 1981). "Imported Spices: A Study of Anglo-American Settlers in Costa Rica, 1821-1900". Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Department of Publications – via Google Books.

[auto-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Noticias - dedicatoria_III_bienal_investigacion_economica". www.bccr.fi.cr.

[5] ttps://www.academiaca.or.cr/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Volatilidad_y_Vulnerabilidad.pdf

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Central Bank of Costa Rica

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