Regulatory Alerts2026-05-26 | CIEX N° 09/2026Added · Updated
Regulation of Financial Operations Abroad for State-Owned Enterprises and Majority State-Owned Companies
The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) renders ineffective Board Resolutions No. 006/2023, No. 120/2023, and No. 093/2024, which previously governed financial operations abroad for public companies at the central level of the State and companies with majority state shareholding, including their subsidiaries and affiliates. Public companies are now required to transfer their operations to BCB accounts abroad, for subsequent credit to USD accounts at the BCB, national currency accounts at Banco Unión S.A., or national currency ledgers of the General Treasury of the Nation. Companies with majority state shareholding must make export transfers to BCB accounts abroad, to be credited according to Article 4 of Law No. 331. Additionally, External Circular CIEX No. 4/2026 of April 2, 2026, is also rendered without effect.
EXTERNAL CIRCULAR La Paz, May 26, 2026 CIEX No. 9/2026 FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TO: PUBLIC COMPANIES AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL OF THE STATE AND COMPANIES IN WHICH THE STATE HAS A MAJORITY SHAREHOLDING SUBJECT: REGULATION OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR PUBLIC COMPANIES AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL OF THE STATE AND COMPANIES IN WHICH THE STATE HAS A MAJORITY SHAREHOLDING Gentlemen: The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) informs that, by means of Board Resolution (RD) No. 28/2026 of March 17, 2026, Board Resolutions No. 006/2023 of January 4, 2023, No. 120/2023 of August 29, 2023, and No. 093/2024 of July 11, 2024, related to financial operations with foreign countries by public companies at the central level of the State and companies in which the State has a majority shareholding, their subsidiaries and affiliates, have been rendered without effect. In this context, operations carried out by public companies must be transferred to BCB accounts abroad, for their subsequent credit to USD accounts enabled in the Issuing Entity, to national currency accounts in Banco Unión S.A., or to national currency ledgers of the General Treasury of the Nation. In the case of companies in which the State has a majority shareholding, they must make their export transfers to BCB accounts abroad, which will be credited as provided by Article 4 of Law No. 331. External Circular CIEX No. 4/2026 of April 2, 2026, is rendered without effect. Sincerely. DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT Francisco Lecoña Luque ACTING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Gastón Elías Cordero Crespo ACTING GENERAL MANAGER Validate digital signatures at validar.firmadigital.bo GECC/FLL