Colombia
Economy
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...
2012-01-06Economy
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...
2012-01-06Economy
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$....
2011-12-01Economy
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,...
2011-09-30Economy
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...
2011-09-23Economy
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...
2011-09-21Political Risk
Upticks in violence in the run-up to Colombia's regional elections highlight the ongoing potential for security issues to disrupt the country's positive economic trajectory over the...
2011-08-19Economy
We believe that a final 25 basis points of hikes this year will mark the end of the Colombian central bank's benchmark rate hiking cycle, and believe that economic growth considerations...
2011-08-15
