State-owned Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay, etablished in 1896, is the largest banking institution in Uruguay and operates as a commercial and development bank. It offers personal banking products and services such as checking and savings accounts, credit cards, time deposits, consumer loans, and mortgages. It also provides a a rang of other financial products, including leasing, treasury services, funding for working capital, asset management and foreign trade services for customers in small business, corporate and agribusiness banking market segments. The bank has foreign branches established in Sao Paulo, New York, and Buenos Aires.

Voluntary initiatives

• Equator Principles
• UNEP Finance Initiative
• United Nations Global Compact