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Banco de la Nación

Logo: Banco de la Nación, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Peruvian governmental bank based in Banco Comercial, founded in 19661

The Bank of the Nation, known in Spanish as the Banco de la Nación, is the bank which represents the Peruvian government in financial transactions in both the public and private sectors, as well as at both domestic and international levels. It is a state institution, but it should not be confused with the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the central bank which coins money. The BN (its official Spanish initials) belongs to the Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1966Founded1
  • Industryeconomics of banking, financial services1
  • HeadquartersTorre Banco de la Nación1
  • Websitewww.bn.com.pe
  • Legal formcompany1
  • LEI254900MOU0XLYGY9ID963
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressAv. Javier Prado Este 2499 San Borja, 15021 Lima, Peru3
  • Registered withNational Public Registry, 110133413

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Torre banco de la nación
Photo: cosapi.com.pe, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Bank of the Nation, known in Spanish as the Banco de la Nación, is the bank which represents the Peruvian government in financial transactions in both the public and private sectors, as well as at both domestic and international levels. It is a state institution, but it should not be confused with the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the central bank which coins money. The BN (its official Spanish initials) belongs to the Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its headquarters is located in the San Isidro District of Lima, the capital of Peru.2

The story

The BN was created January 27, 1966, by Law 16000, approved by the Peruvian congress and was signed into law by the then-president Fernando Belaúnde Terry. Its predecessors date to 1905, when José Pardo created the Caja de Depósitos y Consignaciones or Bank of Deposits and Consignments.

During the Four Quarters March in 2000 the original building (built by Enrique Seoane Ros), was destroyed by a fire. The headquarters moved to the district of San Isidro until the opening of the bank's new headquarters in 2015.

The Bank of the Nation has functioned uninterrupted since its creation. Currently, it employs its own system of ATMs and provides its own credit and debit cards.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bank of the Nation (Peru), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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Timeline

  1. 1966Founded Founded1

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