The Official Credit Institute (, ICO) is a public credit institution in Spain. Its functions include funding investment projects and the assistance for the liquidity needs of Spanish companies. It also operates as State Financial Agency.
A successor to the Instituto de Crédito a Medio y Largo Plazo, the ICO was created in 1971 following the Matesa Scandal as public law entity (entidad de derecho público). Previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, it became a State company in 1989.
The bank is currently attached to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation through the State Secretariat for the Economy and Business Support.
Presidents
The presidents of the ICO are listed as follows:[1][2][3][4]
- Rafael Bermejo Blanco (1978–1982)
- Miguel Martín Fernández (economist) (1982)
- Julián García Vargas (1982–1985)
- Miguel Muñiz de las Cuevas (1986–1995)
- Fernando Becker Zuazua (1996–1998)
- José Gasset Loring (1999–2000)
- Ramón Aguirre Rodríguez (2000–2003)
- Aurelio Martínez Estévez (2004–2009)
- José María Ayala Vargas (2009–2011)
- Román Escolano Olivares (2012–2014)
- Irene Garrido (2014–2015)
- Emma Navarro Aguilera (2015–2016)
- Pablo Zalba Bidegain (2016–2018)
- José Carlos García de Quevedo (since 2018)
See also
References
- La Fundación ICO reúne a todos los presidentes de la historia del ICO ICO, 6 March 2015^
- Antonio Maqueda. Irene Garrido, secretaria de Estado de Economía y Emma Navarro, del Tesoro El País, 10 November 2016^
- R Arroyo, D Badía. Deloitte ficha al expresidente del ICO Pablo Zalba Expansión, 23 January 2019^
- El Gobierno nombra a José Carlos García de Quevedo nuevo presidente del ICO Europa Press, 22 June 2018^