The Central Bank of Uruguay published remarks by its vice president, Ana Claudia de los Heros, from the III National and International Central Banking Congress in Bogotá, where she linked gender-focused financial inclusion to macroeconomic stability and argued that stability is a necessary condition for inclusion and social resilience. She outlined Uruguay’s recent advances in financial inclusion and financial education with a gender lens, pointing to the 2014 Law 19.210 expanding access to financial services and the Central Bank’s Payments System Roadmap aimed at building inclusive infrastructure for both users and merchants. De los Heros highlighted the need for women, small business owners, small and medium-sized enterprises, and rural workers to have access to payment instruments and credit, and stressed policies that combine financial education, digitalisation, and equitable access to credit, supported by gender-disaggregated data.
Central Bank of Uruguay 2025-10-28
Central Bank of Uruguay vice president underscores macroeconomic stability as prerequisite for gender-focused financial inclusion
The Central Bank of Uruguay's Vice President, Ana Claudia de los Heros, emphasized the link between gender-focused financial inclusion and macroeconomic stability at the III National and International Central Banking Congress. She highlighted Uruguay's progress in financial inclusion and education, citing the 2014 Law 19.210 and the Central Bank's Payments System Roadmap. De los Heros stressed the importance of access to financial services for women, small business owners, and rural workers, supported by gender-disaggregated data.