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

BMI View: Following the Colombian central bank's 25 basis points interest rate hike in late January, we have revised up our end-2012 interest rate forecast from 4.00% to 4.75%.... 2012-02-01

BMI View: We are revising up our forecast for real GDP growth in 2012 from 4.5% to 4.7%, as we believe economic growth will remain strong into H112. Growth will be driven by private... 2012-01-12

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

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... 2011-08-19