Colombia

Two attacks on police stations, in Villa Rica and Tumaco, were carried out in 24 hours in early February. According to local news reports, President Juan Manuel Santos and Defense Minister... 2012-02-03

Gustavo Petro, a former leftist guerrilla who is now a prominent socialist politician, was sworn in as mayor of Bogotá on January 1. The post is considered to be the country's second... 2012-01-06

BMI View: Colombia's Q311 real GDP data, released in late December, exceeded expectations with growth coming in at 7.7% y-o-y. According to the central bank, domestic demand continues... 2012-01-06

Following a break out of its appreciatory trend in late September, the Colombian peso has continued to depreciate, bringing the unit close to its October 2011 low of COP1985.0/US$.... 2011-12-01

Colombia's inflation rate dropped slightly to 3.27% in August, in line with our full year forecast of 3.6% for 2011. Low inflation is expected to persist in the face of a weaker peso,... 2011-09-30

We believe our long-held, below-consensus real GDP growth forecasts of 4.7% for 2011 and 4.5% for 2012 are now looking increasingly on target. While we remain optimistic towards the... 2011-09-23

Colombia's oil sector has been a key driver of both export growth and foreign investment inflows into the country. However, we believe that a significant number of threats, both external... 2011-09-21