Economy

Consumer price inflation fell in February to 4.2% y-o-y. This is good news for the Banco de la Republica's inflation-fighting mandate, considering that it was the lowest outturn in... 2006-03-20

There have now been over 100 confirmed human cases of bird flu (Avian H5N1), with 51% of these resulting in death. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that this virus has... 2006-03-15

Colombia and the US announced on February 27 that they had finally reached an agreement on a free trade agreement (FTA), following 21 months of talks. This is not a done deal: there... 2006-03-15

The Colombian non-financial public fiscal accounts continue to show signs of improvement, with a balanced budget in 2005 - for the first time in 11 years - following on from 2004's... 2006-03-15

Inflation came in at 3.9% y-o-y in January, its lowest level since October 2004 in January and a considerable improvement on January 2005 when it was 5.4%. On a monthly basis CPI... 2006-02-20

Third quarter GDP results indicate that the Venezuelan economy continues to surge ahead. In Q305 the economy grew 9.8% year-on-year (y-o-y), the ninth consecutive quarter of expansion,... 2006-02-20

The economy expanded 2.7% in Q305. However, on a quarterly basis growth slowed to 0.5% q-o-q. This is largely explained by a decline in oil production thanks to strike action in... 2006-02-20

Inflation in January came in higher than expected, at 0.50% m-o-m, up significantly on last January's 0.10% number and higher, in fact, than all the previous ten months' price rises... 2006-02-20

Despite worries that the strength of the peso in 2005 would undermine export competitiveness, the expansion of the export sector continued apace. Exports in the first eleven months... 2006-02-20

In spite of tough price, capital and exchange rate restrictions, inflationary pressures are still evident. Higher levels of foreign exchange disbursement by the official exchange... 2006-01-24