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Central American Bank for Economic Integration - CABEI

Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica - BCIE

image by Zachary Harden, 10 September 2025

Overview
The Flag

Former flags

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International Organizations

Overview

Five Central American nations constituted the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) in 1960. It was founded with great vision focused on the promotion of integration and economic and social development in the region. Now, it is the largest financial institution in Central America, Its strategic axis are based on the fight against poverty, regional integration and the competitive insertion of Central America in the global economy.
Together, with the countries of Central America, Mexico, the Republic of China, Argentina, Colombia, and now Spain, the Bank works to support the transforming Central America into a prosperous and united region to pursue the vision of its founders.
The Bank has contributed to the transformation of Central America into a dynamic region during its 43 years of operation. It has promoted social programs, developing economic, social, education, and health related institutions in these countries. It has also been a promoter of regional integration and has brought support to the private sector, including the micro, small and medium sized enterprises.
Zoltan Horvath, 30 November 2011

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), better known in Spanish as the "Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE)", is the leading multilateral development bank for countries in the Central American region and serves as the financial arm supporting the region's integration and development. It was originally established, on 15 December 1960, by five founding members in Centra America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica). It was later joined by Panama, the Dominican Republic and Belize as regional non-founding members, and by Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, the Republic of China, Spain, Cuba and the Republic of Korea, as extra-regional members. It is currently composed of 15 member countries and its headquarters are in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). The bank's resources are invested in projects that foster development to reduce poverty and inequality; strengthen regional integration and the competitive insertion of its member countries in the global economy; providing special attention to environmental sustainability. Since 2016, it has been one of the intergovernmental organizations (without permanent office) to which a standing invitation has been extended to participate as observers in the sessions and work of the UN General Assembly.
Jean-Marc Merklin, 19 August 2025

The Flag

English logo variant; image by Zachary Harden, 10 September 2025

The [present] flag reproduces the shape of the logo but in white on a dark blue background. The logo has blue and green colors and exists in Spanish and English but I couldn't find an English version of the flag. [Ed - I was able to locate an English logo flag during the editing process] The current logo and flag changed in 2021. The old flag also consisted of a reproduction of the logo in white on a blue background.
Jean-Marc Merklin, 19 August 2025

Former flags

2014-2021 flag; image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 19 August 2025

image by Zoltan Horvath, 30 November 2011

Its flag is consist of blue and white horizontal stripes (five blue stripes altering with four white ones). There is a white canton defaced by a stylized globe which is superimposed by blue map of Central America. The Spanish abbreviation of the organization is written under the emblem.
Images of flag:
http://www.sefin.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BCIE.jpg
http://www.canalsolidario.org/img/noticias/imagenes/4da6e21cb1228/Director_CODESPA_y_Presidente_Ejecutivo_BCIE.jpg
http://www.uam.edu.ni/files/noticia/1266523149_AMC_0127.JPG
http://www.confidencial.com.ni/img/p/4608.jpg
Zoltan Horvath, 30 November 2011