2026-01-01 | JPRFM-2026-007-AThe Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board of Ecuador issued Resolution JPRFM-2026-007-A to mandate the full transfer of the Central Bank of Ecuador's 2025 distributable profits, totaling USD 378,974,883.33, to the General State Budget. This directive credits the entire amount to the National Treasury's Single Current Account under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, following the bank's general reserve fund reaching the legally required 500% threshold of its authorized capital. The resolution takes effect immediately upon issuance and legally finalizes the fiscal year's profit allocation process.
RESOLUTION No. JPRFM-2026-007-A THE FINANCIAL AND MONETARY POLICY AND REGULATION BOARD CONSIDERING: That, Article 226 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador stipulates that public officials and persons acting under state authority shall exercise only the competencies and powers attributed to them in the Constitution and the Law; That, Article 227 of the same stipulates that the Public Administration constitutes a service to the community governed by the principles of effectiveness, efficiency, quality, hierarchy, coordination, planning, among others; That, the first paragraph of Article 303 of the constitutional norm determines that the formulation of monetary, credit, exchange, and financial policies is the exclusive authority of the Executive Branch and shall be implemented through the Central Bank of Ecuador; That, on October 13, 2025, the Organic Reform Law of the Organic Monetary and Financial Code was published in the Sixth Supplement of the Official Register No. 142; That, Article 13 of the Organic Monetary and Financial Code creates the Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board, part of the Executive Branch, responsible for formulating monetary, credit, financial, securities, insurance, and prepaid comprehensive health care service policies, as well as the highest governing body of the Central Bank of Ecuador, and determines its composition; That, Article 17 of the aforementioned Code, in its pertinent part, determines that: "(...) For the fulfillment of these functions, the Board shall issue regulations in matters within its competence, without altering legal provisions. The Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board may issue regulations by segments, economic activities, and other criteria. It may even reform or repeal regulations from the former Monetary Policy and Regulation Board, Financial Policy and Regulation Board, or Monetary and Financial Policy and Regulation Board. All regulations and policies issued by the Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board in the exercise of its functions, duties, and powers must be backed by duly substantiated technical and legal reports (...)"; RESOLUTION No. JPRFM-2026-007-A Page | 2 That, Article 24 of the same Code provides that the acts of the Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board enjoy the presumption of legality and shall be expressed through resolutions that will have mandatory force, which shall take effect from their publication in the Official Register, or from the date of issuance if the Board so determines, in accordance with the subject matter; That, Article 25.2 of the same stipulates that the Technical Secretariat of the Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board shall be exercised by the Central Bank of Ecuador, and Article 25.3 establishes as its functions the preparation of technical and legal reports to support regulatory proposals, provide technical and administrative support to the Board, and any other duties assigned by said Board; That, Article 30.1 of the aforementioned Organic Code establishes that: "Within thirty days following the publication of the financial statements, the Central Bank of Ecuador shall allocate profits according to the following order: