The Central Bank of Colombia published its Strategic Plan 2026-2029, approved by the Board in November 2025, setting the themes and objectives intended to guide the Bank’s work over the next four years across core central banking functions and related activities. The plan defines eight strategic themes and integrates climate change objectives across them rather than treating it as a standalone theme. Priorities include strengthening monetary, foreign exchange and credit policy analysis and information systems; promoting and leading the development of regulation and monitoring of digital asset markets within the Bank’s remit; improving the efficiency and accessibility of Transitory Liquidity Support; strengthening the regulatory framework for non-bank financial institutions with emphasis on collective investment funds; expanding active international reserve management including the possibility of specialised mandates; and initiatives to deepen the foreign exchange derivatives market. On cash and payments, objectives include adopting new and environmentally sustainable banknote technologies, evaluating updates to the coin family, optimising the cash cycle including greater third-party participation and completing treasury systems modernisation, expanding Bre-B through new use cases and transactional services, strengthening cross-border payment options including experimentation in a wholesale central bank digital currency, and driving innovation in Bank-run market infrastructures including ISO 20022 adoption and finalising the modernisation of the Electronic Trading System. Implementation will be monitored through indicators, baselines and targets approved by the Administration Council, with progress reported semiannually and the Board reviewing the plan annually.

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