Colombia
Economy
Following a visit to Washington DC, Colombian Defence Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón stated that the country's relationship with the US has risen to a 'high strategic level'....
2013-05-02Economy
Consumer price inflation in Colombia came in at 1.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March, up from 1.8% y-o-y in February. This implies inflation is at the lowest levels in over five decades,...
2013-05-02Economy
We believe that a recently announced US$2.7bn fiscal stimulus plan in Colombia will not threaten the government's ongoing fiscal consolidation efforts, as it will be financed through...
2013-04-30Economy
We forecast an additional 25 basis point rate cut to Colombia's Banco Central de la República (BanReP) policy rate, bringing the rate to 3.00% by end-2013. However, BanRep's...
2013-04-29Economy
Members of one Colombia's left-wing insurgent groups attacked and derailed 17 train carts in the Guajira province on March 14. The train transported coal from the Cerrejón...
2013-03-29Economy
Consumer price inflation in Colombia declined from 2.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in January to 1.8% y-o-y in February, the lowest in over five decades. This, combined with slowing domestic...
2013-03-29Economy
Following an upward data revision by Colombia's statistics agency, real GDP growth came in at 4.0% in 2012, slightly above our 3.8% estimate. We maintain our forecast for real GDP to...
2013-03-27Economy
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and US state Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on February 20 that will foster greater...
2013-02-28



