Colombia

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

Socialist party Polo Democratic has filed a constitutional reform bill that could prevent Juan Manuel Santos from standing for re-election in 2014. Senator Alexander Lopez Maya is... 2011-07-28

We expect the Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep) to continue bringing its benchmark hiking cycle to an end, forecasting the overall rate to reach 4.75% for end-2011. Inflation has edged... 2011-07-28

Colombia's Q111 balance of payments picture affirms our view that the current account deficit will continue to narrow through strong oil-led export performance. Meanwhile, surging capital... 2011-07-07

Consumer price inflation continues to edge higher in Colombia, posting an increase of 3.23% y-o-y growth in June. Entertainment, food and housing components were the key drivers of... 2011-07-06

Investment into Colombia will continue to soar throughout 2011 and into 2012, further boosting economic growth . With a triple investment-grade rating, Colombia's foreign direct investment... 2011-07-05

We see a bright outlook for the Colombian domestic politics over the medium term, following recent progress made in passing progressive social legislation and successes in counter-narcotic... 2011-06-14

On the strength of Colombia's sovereign ratings upgrade, solid macro picture and strong fiscal numbers for Q111, we have upwardly revised our expectations for Colombia's fiscal balance... 2011-06-13

The Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep) hiked the benchmark policy rate by 25 bps for the fourth consecutive month at the end of May, bringing it to 4.00%.

Colombia's foreign-currency debt upgrade by Moody's on 31 May, to Baa3 (investment grade) affirms our long held view that Colombia's solid macro-picture and improving domestic security... 2011-06-01