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Governance and Team
FLAR has a simple governance structure
Its main governing bodies are:
The decisions of the Board of Directors and the Assembly require a majority of 3/4 of those present, except in some special cases which require a larger majority.
Assembly of Representatives
It is FLAR’s highest authority. It meets ordinarily once a year and its members are the Ministers of Finance or equivalent of the member countries, or the corresponding official designated by the respective government. Each representative of the full members as of 2021 is entitled to one vote, regardless of the amount of their paid-in capital. Those who belong to countries that accede to the Constitutive Agreement will subsequently earn the right to one vote once they pay and maintain the minimum capital amount required for that purpose.
Sus principales funciones son, por recomendación del directorio:
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Determine FLAR’s general policies.
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Approve the annual budget.
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Approve reserves and profit distribution.
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Approve the entry of new members.
Members

Marcelo Alejandro Montenegro Gómez
Minister of Economy and Public Finance of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Diego Alejandro Guevara
Minister of Finance and Public Credit – Republic of Colombia

Nogui Acosta Jaén
Minister of Finance – Republic of Costa Rica

Luis Alberto Jaramillo
Minister of Economy and Finance – Republic of Ecuador

Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
Minister of Finance – Republic of Paraguay

José Antonio Salardi Rodríguez
Minister of Economy and Finance – Republic of Peru

Gabriel Oddone
Minister of Economy and Finance – Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Anabel Pereira Fernández
Minister of the People’s Power of Economy, Finance and Public Banking – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Bolivia
Marcelo Alejandro Montenegro Gómez
Minister of Economy and Public Finance of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Costa Rica
Nogui Acosta Jaén
Minister of Finance - Republic of Costa Rica

Paraguay
Óscar Llamosas
Minister of Finance - Republic of Paraguay

Uruguay
Azucena María Arbeleche
Minister of Economy and Finance - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Colombia
José Antonio Ocampo
Minister of Finance and Public Credit - Republic of Colombia

Ecuador
Pablo Arosemena
Minister of Economy and Finance - Republic of Ecuador

Peru
Oscar Graham Yamahuchi
Minister of Economy and Finance - Republic of Peru

Venezuela
Delcy Rodríguez
Minister of the People's Power of Economy, Finance and Public Banking - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Board of Directors
Its members are the Governors of the central banks of the full members (member countries), the Governors of the associate central banks, and FLAR’s Executive President of FLAR, who chairs it. Each director is entitled to one vote. However, the central bank Governors of the full members as of 2021 have the right to permanently vote, regardless of the amount of their paid-in capital. All other directors shall be entitled to one vote once their contribution has been paid and as long as they maintain the minimum capital amount required for that purpose.
It meets at least twice a year and deals with:
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Formulating FLAR policies and strategies within the general policies approved by the Assembly.
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Approve balance-of-payment support loans or guarantees.
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Establish FLAR’s investment guidelines.
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Making recommendations to the Assembly::
-Formulate FLAR’s general policies.
-Approve the annual budget.
-Approve reserves and the distribution of profits.
-Approve the entry of new members.
Members

Bolivia
Roger Edwin Rojas
President (A)
Central Bank of Bolivia

Chile
Rosanna Costa
President Central Bank of Chile

Costa Rica
Róger Madrigal López
President
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Paraguay
José Cantero Sienra
President
Central Bank of Paraguay

Uruguay
Diego Labat
President
Central Bank of Uruguay

Colombia
Leonardo Villar
General Manager
Bank of the Republic

Ecuador
Tatiana Rodríguez Cerón
Minister of Economy and Finance

Perú
Julio Velarde Flores
Chairman of the Board
Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Venezuela
Calixto Ortega Sánchez
President
Central Bank of Venezuela

Roger Edwin Rojas
President (A) Central Bank of Bolivia

Rosanna Costa
President Central Bank of Chile

Leonardo Villar
General Manager Bank of the Republic

Róger Madrigal López
President Central Bank of Costa Rica

Tatiana Rodríguez Cerón
Minister of Economy and Finance

Carlos Carvallo Spalding
President Central Bank of Paraguay

Julio Velarde Flores
Chairman of the Board Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Washington Ribeiro
President Central Bank of Uruguay

Calixto Ortega Sánchez
President
Central Bank of Venezuela
Executive Presidency
This is the fund’s permanent technical body. It is headed by the Executive President, who is elected by the Board of Directors for a 3-year period, with the possibility of being reelected.
The main duties of the Executive President are to:
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Chair the Board of Directors, with voice but without the right to vote.
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Recommend the main policies and strategies to the Board.
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Approve loans or other contingency and liquidity financial supports.
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Direct FLAR’s administration and conduct the operations to meet the institutional objectives.
Since July 23, 2017, FLAR’s Executive President is José Darío Uribe, Colombian economist who served as General Manager (Governor) of the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República) for 12 years.
Senior Management
It is comprised by the Executive Presidency, the General Secretariat, Legal Counsel and the Risk, Financial, Economic Studies and Corporate Services Directorates.