Colombia

Colombia's political landscape has been rocked by the emergence of a scandal in which senior politicians have been linked to the right-wing paramilitary group Autodefensas Unidas... 2006-11-21

Three 'uribista' congressmen are being investigated by the supreme court over allegations of improper political and financial links with right wing paramilitary group Autodefensas... 2006-11-02

BMI View: Following another high-profile terrorist attack in Colombia, negotiations between the government and the FARC are once again at risk. As such, we are concerned that we could... 2006-11-02

The economy expanded by an impressive 5.74% y-o-y in the first half of the year and according to leading indicators, growth does not appear to have moderated significantly in Q306.... 2006-11-02

The Colombian peso continued to make impressive gains this week, trading at COP2,337/US$ at yesterday's close - its strongest level since mid-May 2006. Having decisively breached... 2006-10-20

Since mid-August, the Colombian peso has looked fairly uninspiring, trending sideways around COP2,400.00/US$. In recent weeks, however, the unit has gathered some momentum and, as... 2006-10-12

BMI View: Inflation came in at 4.58% y-o-y in September - down slightly from 4.72% y-o-y in August, thanks mainly to a slowdown in staple food prices. Nonetheless, inflation is still... 2006-10-09

BMI View: We anticipate that the new trade deal with the US will be formally signed in the first half of 2007. If our core scenario plays out, this will further strengthen economic... 2006-10-09

Left-wing paramilitary group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) has indicated that it could be willing to negotiate a conditional cease-fire with the government. In... 2006-10-09

In line with our forecast, Colombia's central bank, Banco Central de la Republica (BanRep) upped its benchmark lending rate by 25 bps to 7.00%. This decision means that BanRep has... 2006-10-03