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Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador Wins 2025 AFI Institutional Leadership Award
AFI’s Institutional Leadership Award celebrates member institutions that encapsulate our network’s mission through their active engagement with global peers, technical leadership on financial inclusion, and representing AFI in global fora.
This year, the nominees were Central Bank of Egypt, Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR), State Bank of Pakistan, Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros de Honduras, and Banco de Moçambique. At the 2025 Global Policy Forum in Swakopmund, Banco Central de Reserva received the 2025 Award.
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