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Head offices of Banco Republica in Montevideo. Photo: Hoverfish via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

About Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay

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.

Website https://www.portal.brou.com.uy/
Headquarters
Calle Cerrito 351
11000 Montevideo
Uruguay
CEO/chair Salvador Ferrer
President
Supervisor
Banco Central del Uruguay
Annual report Annual report 2021
Ownership

Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay is state-owned by the Uruguayan Government.

Complaints and grievances

Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

Policy Assessments

Tracking the Equator Principles

EPFIs reporting status

BankLast update
Country
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Details
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
2022-08-13
URY
2021
3
0
1.000000004E+27
0
Uruguay
Profile
Reporting period
2021
PF deals under EP
3
Project names reported
0
% Project names reported
20220813
Last update: 2022-08-13
Explanation

EP reporting page: https://equator-principles.com/reporting-banco-de-la-republica-oriental-del-uruguay-2019/

Explanation

Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period. Where there is no percentage presented the EPFI has not reported having financed any project transactions in that reporting period. 

For more details see this page.

News

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New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
our news

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

The Banco República adheres to the Equator Principles

2008-01-03 | Montevideo | Equator Principles

Documents

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Year:
annual reports
2022-05-03 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-05-03 00:00:00 | Banco de la Republica del Uruguay
annual reports
2021-09-24 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-09-24 00:00:00 | Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay
annual reports
2020-09-29 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay
annual reports
2019-07-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-07-31 00:00:00 | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
annual reports
2018-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

Document in Spanish
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | BROU
annual reports
2017-07-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2016

Document in Spanish
2017-07-31 00:00:00 | BROU
annual reports
2015-03-19 00:00:00

Annual Corporate Report 2014

2015-03-19 00:00:00 | BROU
correspondence
2010-12-18 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack
csr policies
2010-08-12 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Document in Spanish
2010-08-12 00:00:00 | BROU
bank documents
2010-01-01 00:00:00

A sustainable bank for a sustainable economy

2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay
csr policies
2009-06-30 00:00:00

Code of good practice

Document in Spanish
2009-06-30 00:00:00 | BROU
bank documents
2008-12-11 00:00:00

Adoption letter Global Compact

2008-12-11 00:00:00 | Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay

Policies

Voluntary standards

Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Equator Principles
  • UNEP Finance Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay does not have publicly availabe investment policies. The bank's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies
2010-08-12 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Document in Spanish
2010-08-12 00:00:00 | BROU
csr policies
2009-06-30 00:00:00

Code of good practice

Document in Spanish
2009-06-30 00:00:00 | BROU

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay is reporting on the implementation here.

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