Regulatory Alerts2026-02-26 | NPBT-17Temporary Technical Standards for the Calculation of the Liquidity Reserve on Deposits and Other Obligations
The Standards Committee of the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador issued temporary technical standards to establish liquidity reserve coefficients for banks, credit unions, and investment banks to strengthen system stability. These regulations mandate specific calculation periods and reserve composition requirements, including a mandatory discount based on cash balances, while temporarily suspending the corresponding chapters of the existing NRP-28 norms. The measures are effective from March 25, 2026, through September 8, 2026, with non-compliance subject to sanctions under the Financial System Supervision and Regulation Law.
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