Rule · BCB · 15 Dec 2023 · CIEX N° 44/2023
The Central Bank of Bolivia establishes new operating hours for various financial and monetary operations effective December 14, 2023. The directive specifies deadlines for fund transfers, US dollar sales, check presentations, and treasury payment system operations, while explicitly revoking External Circular CIEX No. 46/2021. These schedules apply to financial entities, public and private entities, and participants in the Integrated Payment Liquidation System.
EXTERNAL CIRCULAR
La Paz, December 14, 2023
CIEX No. 44/2023
FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ENTITIES MANAGEMENT
TO: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PUBLIC FINANCES, FINANCIAL ENTITIES, PUBLIC ENTITIES, PRIVATE ENTITIES AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTEGRATED PAYMENT LIQUIDATION SYSTEM SUBJECT: BCB OPERATING HOURS
Gentlemen:
The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) communicates that starting Thursday, December 14, 2023, operations will be subject to the following schedules, beginning at 8:00 a.m., unless otherwise indicated:
No. TYPE OF OPERATION SCHEDULE
1 Request for Fund Transfers to and from Abroad (Financial System) Until 15:30 2 Sale of USD during the day 10:00 to 12:00 3 Sale of USD through the Bolsín Until 15:00 4 Sale of BUSA dollars on behalf of the BCB Until 15:00 5 Report of USD sales in the BUSA Until 15:15 6 Direct Attention Sale of Securities at the BCB Until 17:00 7 Submission of checks and/or Payment Orders from Financial Intermediation Entities to the Sub-Management of Analysis and Programming of Monetary Material For operations under Law 1503 Until 12:00 Until 15:00 8 Deposits and Withdrawal of Monetary Material For operations under Law 1503 Until 13:30 Until 17:00 9 Deposits with Third-Party Checks Until 12:00 10 Public Attention in Fractionated Cashiers Until 15:00 11 Direct Sale of Securities at the BCB Until 17:00 12 Reports of Funds in custody through MIPRE Until 15:30 13 Reports of fiscal accounts - consolidated National (CAF03 and Annex 3X) Until 15:30 14 Treasury Payment System (SPT) Operations SPT Asynchronous 07:00 to 20:00 SPT Batches 07:00 to 15:30 15 Requests from the TGN for credit to Current and Legal Reserve Accounts and Fiscal Current Accounts at Banco Unión Until 15:00
No. TYPE OF OPERATION SCHEDULE
16 Requests for Fund Transfers from Current and Reserve Accounts, Reserve Account and Liquidity Credits for LIP participants declared in contingency (Documentary) Until 15:30
The operations of the Integrated Payment Liquidation System (LIP) are carried out according to the schedules defined in the system itself within the framework of its Operational Guide.
External Circular CIEX No. 46/2021 of December 1, 2021, is hereby repealed.
Sincerely.
DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT
Rolando Jorge Olmos Alcalá
MANAGER OF FINANCIAL ENTITIES
Rubén Gonzalo Ticona Chique
GENERAL MANAGER
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“External Circular CIEX No. 46/2021 of December 1, 2021, is hereby repealed.”
This document supersedes: CIEX No. 46/2021: Central Bank of Bolivia Operating Hours Effective December 2, 2021
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