Rule · BCB · 23 Mar 2020 · CIEX N° 17/2020
The Central Bank of Bolivia establishes specific operating hours for financial operations effective March 23, 2020, in compliance with Supreme Decree No. 4199. The circular mandates that fund transfer requests, USD sales, cheque presentations, and monetary material deposits must be submitted by 10:00 or 11:00, while public counter services and various settlement system payments operate within restricted windows ending between 11:30 and 12:00. These time limits apply to financial entities, public and private institutions, and participants in the Integrated Payment Liquidation System (LIP).
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BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA
ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA
CIRCULAR EXTERNAL
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
La Paz, March 23, 2020
CIEX No. 17/2020
FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ENTITIES MANAGEMENT
TO: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC FINANCES, FINANCIAL ENTITIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTEGRATED PAYMENT LIQUIDATION SYSTEM (LIP)
SUBJECT: OPERATING HOURS FROM MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Central Bank of Bolivia communicates that, in accordance with the continuous schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. established by Supreme Decree No. 4199 of March 21, 2020, operations from March 23, 2020, will be subject to the following schedule:
| No. | TYPE OF OPERATION | SCHEDULE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fund Transfer Requests to and from Abroad (Financial System) | Until 11:00 |
| 2 | USD Sales during the day | 10:00 to 11:00 |
| 3 | Sale of BUSA dollars on behalf of the BCB | Until 11:00 |
| 4 | Reporting of USD sales in the BUSA | Until 11:30 |
| 5 | USD Sales through the Bolsín | Until 11:30 |
| 6 | Presentation of checks and/or Payment Orders in Bs or USD by Financial Intermediation Entities | Until 10:00 |
| 7 | Deposits and Withdrawal of Monetary Material | Until 10:30 |
| 8 | Public Service at Counters | Until 11:30 |
| 9 | LIP Transfers for Sale of Securities to Individuals | Until 11:30 |
| 10 | Fund Transfers to CUT; T01; T02; E18; E46, E49, E73, E75 and E76 | Until 11:45 |
| 11 | Fund Transfers from Current and Reserve Accounts, Reserve Account and Liquidity Credits for LIP participants declared in contingency (Documentary) | Until 10:30 |
| 12 | Custody Fund Operations (F01 and F03) | Until 11:00 |
| 13 | Provision of Custody Funds (F02) | Until 10:45 |
| 14 | Reversal of Unwithdrawn Custody Funds (F04) | Until 11:15 |
| 15 | Custody Fund Reports via MIPRE | Until 11:30 |
| 16 | Fiscal Account Reports – National Consolidated (CAF 03 and Annex 3X) | Until 11:45 |
| 17 | Treasury Payment System (SPT) Operations; SPT Batches; SPT Asynchronous | Until 11:30; Until 11:45 |
| 18 | Financial System Requests for Transfer to TGN Accounts | Until 11:00 |
| 19 | TGN Requests for Credit to Current and Legal Reserve Accounts and Fiscal Current Accounts at Banco Unión | Until 11:00 |
| 20 | Transfer of Tax and Customs Collection Funds in Local and Foreign Currency via LIP (E04 Tax, E05 Customs, and E15 IDH) | Until 11:00 |
| ACCL Operations (CCC-ACH) | ||
| Single Cycle: | ||
| 21 | PMND Limit Increase (E07) | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| 22 | PMND Payment (E17) | 11:01 to 11:20 |
| 23 | PMNA Payment (E08) | 11:20 to 11:40 |
| 24 | Submission of Uncovered PMND Payroll Report ACCL (M03) | 11:20 to 11:30 |
| Deferred Liquidation Module (MLD) Operations | ||
| Single Cycle: | ||
| 25 | PMND Limit Increase (E42) | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| 26 | PMND Payment (E43) | 11:01 to 11:20 |
| 27 | PMNA Payment (E44) | 11:20 to 11:40 |
| 28 | Submission of Uncovered PMND Payroll Report MLD (M07) | 11:20 to 11:30 |
| MLD - ACH Operations | ||
| Single Cycle: | ||
| 29 | Multilateral Net Position (PMND) Payment (E47) MLD-ACH | 11:20 to 11:30 |
| 30 | Submission of Uncovered PMND Payroll MLD-ACH (M08) | 11:25 to 11:35 |
| EDV, ATC, LINKSER and EATE Operations | ||
| 31 | PMND Payment EDV (E02) – Single Cycle | 09:00 to 12:00 |
| 32 | PMNA Payment EDV (E03) – Single Cycle | 10:00 to 12:00 |
| 33 | Payment of Economic Rights to EDV (E77) | 08:00 to 12:00 |
| 34 | ATC PMND Limit Increase (E14) – (Single Cycle) | 10:01 to 10:30 |
| 35 | ATC PMND Payment (E12) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 11:30 |
| 36 | ATC PMNA Payment (E13) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 12:00 |
| 37 | Uncovered ATC PMND Liquidation Payroll: (M04) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 11:30 |
| 38 | LINKSER PMND Limit Increase (E38) – (Single Cycle) | 09:01 to 10:30 |
| 39 | LINKSER PMND Payment (E36) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 11:30 |
| 40 | LINKSER PMNA Payment (E37) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 12:00 |
| 41 | Uncovered LINKSER PMND Liquidation Payroll: (M05) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 11:30 |
| ATC - LINKSER Bilateral Liquidation Operations | ||
| 42 | EATE PMND Payment (E79) – Single Cycle | 11:01 to 11:15 |
| 43 | Uncovered PMND Payroll – Card Liquidation: (M10) – Single Cycle | 11:16 to 11:30 |
| 44 | Liquidity Credit Request Tranche II | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| 45 | LIP Operations | 07:00 to 12:00 |
Sincerely,
ROLANDO LÓPEZ BAKOVIC
FINANCIAL ENTITIES MANAGER
ABEL SANJINÉS ÁLVAREZ
GENERAL MANAGER a.i.
BANCO CENTRAL DE BOLIVIA
ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA
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“in accordance with the continuous schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. established by Supreme Decree No. 4199 of March 21, 2020”
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