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 Logo of the Central Bank of Cuba | |
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| Established | 28 May 1997 |
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| Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
| President | Joaquín Alonso Vázquez |
| Central bank of | Cuba |
| Currency | Cuban peso CUP (ISO 4217) |
| Reserves | $8 billion |
| Preceded by | National Bank of Cuba |
| Website | www |
The Central Bank of Cuba (Spanish: Banco Central de Cuba, BCC) is the central bank of Cuba. It was created in 1997 to take over many of the functions of the National Bank of Cuba (Spanish: Banco Nacional de Cuba), which was established on 23 December 1948[2] and began operations on 27 April 1950.[3]
The current president of the bank is Joaquín Alonso Vázquez.[4]
Organization
The bank is headed by a single president with five vice-presidents:[5]
- First Vice President
- Administrative Vice President
- Vice President, Analysis and Strategic Objectives of the Cuban Bank System
- Vice President, Macroeconomics
- Vice-president, Operations
The president of the Central Bank is a member of the Council of Ministers of Cuba.
Presidents
Presidents of the National Bank of Cuba and of the Central Bank of Cuba.
| No. | Image | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Felipe Pazos | 1950 – April 1952[6] |
| 2 | Joaquín Martínez Sáenz | April 1952 – 1958[7] | |
| (1) |
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Felipe Pazos | January 1959 – November 1959[6] |
| 3 | 
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Che Guevara | 26 November 1959 – 23 February 1961[8] |
| 4 | Raúl Cepero Bonilla | 1961–1962[9] | |
| 5 | Orlando Pérez Rodríguez | 1962–1973[10] | |
| 6 | Raúl León Torrás | 1973–1985[11] | |
| 7 | Héctor Rodríguez Llompart | 1985–1995[12] | |
| 8 | Francisco Soberón Valdés | 1995–2009[13] | |
| 9 | Ernesto Medina Villaveiran | 2009–2017[14] | |
| 10 | Irma Margarita Martínez Castrillón | 2017–2020 | |
| 11 | Marta Sabina Wilson González | 2020–2023[15] | |
| 12 | Joaquín Alonso Vázquez | 15 February 2023 – present[16] |
See also
- Ministry of Finance and Prices
- Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
- Banking in Cuba
- Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean
- Cuban convertible peso
- Economy of Cuba
- List of central banks
References
- ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
- ^ "Aniversario 62 de la nacionalización de la banca en Cuba". Contraloría General de la República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "About the BCC". May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Designado nuevo Ministro Presidente del Banco Central de Cuba". Portal Banco Central de Cuba.
- ^ "About the BCC". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ a b "Felipe Pazos Roque".
- ^ "Annual Report of the Executive Directors for the Fiscal Year". International Monetary Fund. April 2, 1950 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ernesto 'Che' Guevara".
- ^ "Raúl Cepero Bonilla".
- ^ "Orlando Pérez Rodríguez".
- ^ "Raúl León Torrás".
- ^ "Héctor Rodríguez Llompart".
- ^ "Francisco Soberón Valdés".
- ^ "Evolución de la estructura jurídica".
- ^ "Cuban Parliament appoints members of the Council of Ministers". Agencia Cubana de Noticias. 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Cuba appoints new Minister President of the Central Bank". 16 February 2023.
External links
- (in Spanish and English) Central Bank of Cuba official site Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
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