International cooperation agreements
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) enters into cooperation instruments with central banks, supervisory or resolution authorities of financial institutions, and other agencies of different jurisdictions.
These agreements establish frameworks for the exchange of information and experiences, technical assistance, and institutional coordination in matters related to the functions of the BCRA.
Banking supervision and resolution
The BCRA maintains agreements with foreign authorities to facilitate cooperation in the supervision of institutions and financial groups with activity in more than one jurisdiction.
In accordance with the scope of each instrument, cooperation may comprise the exchange of information, consolidated supervision, the conduct of inspections, crisis management, resolution planning, the analysis of operational and cybersecurity risks, and the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
| Date | Counterparty | Scope | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | European Central Bank | Cooperation in banking supervision, authorization processes, inspections, resolution, crisis management, and operational risks. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the BCRA – ECB agreement (PDF) |
| 2024-06-14 | Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds of Peru | Cooperation in prudential supervision, exchange of information, inspections, crisis management, and cybersecurity. | Memorandum of understanding on cooperation concerning supervision | View the BCRA – SBS agreement (PDF) |
| 2023-06-07 | Central Bank of Brazil | Cooperation in consolidated and cross-border supervision, resolution, crisis management, and operational resilience. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the BCRA – BCB agreement (PDF) |
| 2023-03-21 | Single Resolution Board of the European Banking Union | Exchange of information and coordination in planning, assessment, and execution of banking resolution processes. | Cooperation arrangement on bank resolution | View the BCRA-SRB agreement (PDF) |
| 2014-05-05 | People's Bank of China | Cooperation and exchange of information on suspicious transactions, regulation, and practices for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | No public document |
| 2011-10-05 | China Banking Regulatory Commission, now National Financial Regulatory Administration | Cooperation for the supervision of institutions with cross-border operations, inspections, and technical consultations. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the supervision agreement (PDF) |
| 2010-05-19 | Central Bank of The Bahamas | Exchange of information and technical assistance in matters of banking regulation and supervision. | Memorandum of understanding on cooperation concerning supervision | View the supervision agreement (PDF) |
| 2009-11-19 | Central Bank of Paraguay | Cooperation, technical assistance, and exchange of information for consolidated supervision. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | No public document |
| 2009-11-09 | Central Bank of the Russian Federation | Exchange of information and technical consultations on banking regulation and supervision. | Memorandum of understanding on cooperation concerning supervision | No public document |
| 2008-02-13 | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority | Exchange of information for the supervision of financial institutions and coordination in the event of contingencies. | Memorandum of understanding on cooperation concerning supervision | View the supervision agreement (PDF) |
| 2007-07-13 | South African Reserve Bank | Cooperation and exchange of information in matters of regulation and supervision of financial institutions. | Memorandum of understanding on cooperation concerning supervision | No public document |
| 2006-10-30 | Central Bank of Uruguay | Cooperation in consolidated supervision, inspections, authorizations, and exchange of information. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the BCRA-BCU agreement (PDF) |
| 2002-01-14 | Banca d'Italia | Cooperation for the supervision of financial groups with cross-border operations and technical assistance. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the BCRA – Banca d'Italia agreement (PDF) |
| 2001-02-15 | Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Kreditwesen, now BaFin (Germany) | Cooperation in financial supervision and technical assistance, subsequently expanded to the prevention of financial crimes. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the agreement and its amendments (PDF) |
| 2000-09-19 | National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico | Cooperation in supervision, authorization processes, inspections, and prevention of money laundering. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the agreement and its amendments (PDF) |
| 2000-07-24 | Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom | Cooperation in supervision of financial institutions, authorizations, inspections, and exchange of information. | Memorandum of understanding on supervision | View the supervision agreement (PDF) |
| 1999-09-03 | Banking supervisory authorities of the United States | Cooperation and exchange of information with the federal banking supervisory authorities. | Statement of cooperation in supervision | View the declaration and its amendments (PDF) |
| 1998-05-28 | Bank of Spain | Cooperation for the consolidated supervision of institutions with presence in both jurisdictions | Protocol for cooperation in supervision | No public document |
| 1994-11-30 | Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, now Financial Market Commission | Cooperation, exchange of information, and coordination of banking supervision activities. | Supervision Resolution | No public document |
Institutional and technical cooperation
The BCRA also enters into cooperation agreements with other central banks to promote the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and best practices.
According to the scope of each instrument, these agreements may include matters related to training, monetary and exchange-rate policy, financial stability, regulation, payment systems, statistics, market development, and technologies applied to central banking functions.
| Date | Counterparty | Scope | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Bundesbank (Germany) | Technical cooperation in training and specialized advisory services | Memorandum of understanding for broad cooperation | No public document |
| 2021-08-10 | People's Bank of China | Cooperation in financial stability, monetary and exchange-rate policy, payment systems, statistics, regulation, and market development. | Memorandum of understanding for broad cooperation | No public document |
| 2020-11-11 | Bank of Spain | Technical and institutional cooperation in financial stability, monetary policy, regulation, supervision, payments, statistics, and technology. | International non-regulatory agreement for broad cooperation | No public document |
| 2020-05-08 | Central Bank of the Russian Federation | Exchange of information and technical cooperation in monetary policy, financial stability, regulation, payments, statistics, and technology. | Memorandum of understanding for broad cooperation | No public document |
| 2006-03-13 | South African Reserve Bank | Cooperation and exchange of experiences in monetary policy, exchange-rate policy, financial system, payments, and supervision. | Memorandum of understanding for broad cooperation | No public document |
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