Colombia

BMI View: We expect Colombia's ongoing economic expansion to accelerate over the medium term, with real GDP growth coming in at 4.7% in 2011 to 4.9% in 2012, up from an estimated 3.8%... 2011-02-21

BMI View: While the recent flooding in Colombia has prompted us to make a downward revision to our current account forecasts, the country's overall balance of payments outlook remains... 2011-02-15

BMI View: Colombia's national unemployment rate finished 2010 at 11.1%, just slightly above our long-held target of 10.0%. After experiencing the seasonal December spike, we expect... 2011-02-03

BMI View: Colombia's national unemployment rate finished 2010 at 11.1%, just slightly above our long-held target of 10.0%. After experiencing the seasonal December spike, we expect... 2011-02-03

With the US set to reduce its financial support for Plan Colombia, the joint mission focused on tackling the narcotics industry, the Colombian government estimates that it will face... 2011-01-28

Following several months of weakness the Colombian peso pulled back in recent trading, breaking through technical resistance at COP1,900/US$ to resume an appreciatory trend. With momentum... 2011-01-12

Colombian vice-president Angelino Garzón recently announced that he will lobby the US for an extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Eradication Act agreement at the end of January.... 2011-01-10

BMI View: Real GDP growth in Colombia came in at 3.6% y-o-y in Q310, slightly down on the 4.4% posted in Q210 and the 4.5% in Q110. On a quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) basis, growth fell... 2011-01-10

BMI View: Real GDP growth in Colombia came in at 3.6% y-o-y in Q310, slightly down on the 4.4% posted in Q210 and the 4.5% in Q110. On a quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) basis, growth fell... 2011-01-10

BMI View: We maintain our view that Colombian monetary policy will normalise in 2011, with the central bank hiking the policy rate by 175 basis points to 4.75%, alongside a rise in... 2010-12-20