AFI’s Institutional Leadership Award celebrates member institutions that encapsulate our network’s mission through their active engagement with global peers, technical leadership on financial inclusion, and representing AFI in global fora.  

This year, the nominees were Central Bank of Egypt, Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR), State Bank of Pakistan, Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros de Honduras, and Banco de Moçambique. At the 2025 Global Policy Forum in Swakopmund, Banco Central de Reserva received the 2025 Award.

BCR is a richly deserving recipient – the bank has hosted or co-hosted 15 AFI Events, peer-reviewed multiple Guideline Notes, Concept Papers, and Consumer Protection Plans for other AFI member institutions, produced six AFI Knowledge Products as the main author, and held four leadership roles at global, regional or AFI Working Group Level. 

Notably, BCR hosted a very successful 2024 AFI Global Policy Forum in San Salvador, attended by 800 delegates, including representatives from 74 AFI member institutions in 65 countries, under the theme of “Innovation for an Inclusive World”. 

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