FOREIGN CURRENCY PURCHASES BY BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA IN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET DURING DECEMBER 2016

Banco de la República reports that it did not perform any purchase or sale of foreign currency in December 2016. In 2016, the Central Bank performed net foreign exchange sales for a total value of US$255.6 million.

In December, the Central Bank did not perform any purchases or sales of TES B. At the end of 2016, the balance of the bonds in its possession was COP$8,893.3 billion pesos (at market price value). 

The Central Bank's portfolio (expressed in nominal values) is made up of TES denominated in Colombian pesos ($8,119.2 billion) and TES denominated in UVR (UVR1.2 billion - COP$293.5 billion). In January 2017 there are no maturities of TES held by the Bank.

The balance of the Central Bank's portfolio by the end of June 2016 is shown below:

Report of Foreign Exchange Purchase and Sale Operations performed by the Central Bank of Colombia (available only in Spanish)