1979
1979
At the first
International Conference of Bank Supervisors (ICBS), held
in London, representatives from Latin America and the
Caribbean agreed that the agencies in charge of banking
supervision and regulation in the countries of the region
should meet on a regular basis to address issues of common
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1981
1981
Under the
promotion of — and hosted by — the National Banking and
Insurance Commission of Mexico, the superintendents of
banks of Latin America and the Caribbean met for the first
time in Mexico City. Representatives from 21 different
national banking supervision entities attended the meeting,
along with a number of special guests. During this meeting
the group decided to set up a formal institution.
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1982
1982
The Statutes
of the “Commission of Banking Supervision and Regulation
Agencies of Latin America and the Caribbean” were approved
at the group's second meeting, held in Lima, Peru, in
August of 1982. The governing bodies of the Commission
were: the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and
the Presidency. The Center for Latin American Monetary
Studies (CEMLA) was designated as the Technical Secretariat,
in charge of the day-to-day business of the Commission.
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