Central Bank of Nicaragua

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

Central Bank of Nicaragua
Banco Central de Nicaragua

Headquarters	Managua, Nicaragua
Established	16 September 1960 (legal) 1 January 1961 (commenced operations)
Ownership	100% state ownership[1]
President	Leonardo Ovidio Reyes Ramírez
Central bank of	Nicaragua
Currency	Nicaraguan córdoba NIO (ISO 4217)
Reserves	2 350 million USD[1]
Website	www.bcn.gob.ni

History

The bank was established in 1960 and commenced operations on 1 January 1961.^[2]

Presidents

• Francisco Laínez Matamoros, January 1961 - May 1968
• Gustavo A. Guerrero, May 1968 - June 1969
• Roberto Incer Barquero, August 1969 - July 1979
• Arturo Cruz Porras, July 1979 - May 1980
• Alfredo Alaniz Downing, May 1980 - June 1981
• Alfredo César Aguirre, June 1981 - May 1982
• Luis Enrique Figueroa, May 1982 - August 1985
• Joaquín Cuadra Chamorro, August 1985 - April 1990
• Francisco Mayorga, April 1990 - October 1990
• Raúl Lacayo Solórzano, October 1990 - January 1992
• Silvio De Franco Montalván, January 1992 - September 1992
• José Evenor Taboada, October 1992 - January 1997
• Noel Ramírez Sánchez, January 1997 - January 2002
• Mario Alonso Icabalceta, January 2002 - May 2006^[3]
• Mario Arana Sevilla, May 2006 - January 2007^[4]
• Antenor Rosales Bolaños, January 2007 - February 2012
• Alberto Guevara Obregón, February 2012 - January 2014
• Leonardo Ovidio Reyes Ramírez, January 2014 -^[5][6]

Source:^[7]

See also

• Banks portal

• Banking in Nicaragua
• Nicaraguan córdoba
• Economy of Nicaragua
• List of central banks