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Colombia’s Central Bank Holds Urgent Meeting To Review Deteriorating Global Economy: Coronavirus, Saudi-Russian Oil Price War, Falling Currency

Colombia's Central Bank, Finance Ministry, and Financial Regulator met today to discuss the rapidly deteriorating global financial situation fueled by coronavirus, outbreak of petroleum price war, and a falling currency value.

Posted OnMarch 9, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Photo: Iván Duque Márquez, president of Colombia, briefs reporters during the U.N. General Assembly. (Photo credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

Fitch Ratings Not Impressed With Colombian Government’s Fiscal Strategy

Fitch Ratings released an analysis on Colombia’s tax reforms, stating they will likely signify revenue losses in 2020, underscoring the view that meeting this year’s fiscal deficit target will be challenging and reliant on extraordinary revenues, the ratings firm...

Posted OnFebruary 11, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

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Arturo José Galindo Andrade Appointed Co-Director Of Colombia’s Central Bank

Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez announced yesterday, from his Twitter account, the appointment of University of Los Andes economist Arturo José Galindo Andrade as the new co-director of the Banco de la República, Colombia’s Central Bank, replacing José Antonio Ocampo. “I...

Posted OnDecember 28, 2019

, ByLoren Moss

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Colombia’s Foreign Direct Investment Up 11.4% Over 2018

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in sectors other than those of mines and energy, between January and August, registered an increase of 11.4%, according to Colombia’s Banco de la República (Bank of the Republic), going from $1.4 billion USD the same period last year to $1.564...

Posted OnSeptember 30, 2019

, ByLoren Moss

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Food Pushed Inflation To 3.42% In June, Says Bancolombia

According to analysis provided by Bancolombia, Colombia’s consumer price index recorded a monthly increase of 0.27%, coming in at 6 basis points higher than the 0.21% expected by economic analysts. The inflation rate is higher than that of the past decade, 0.23% Costs of produce...

Posted OnJuly 30, 2019

, ByLoren Moss

Juan Carlos Mendoza - photo courtesy of Superfinanciera de COlombia

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Superfinanciera Appoints Economist Juan Carlos Mendoza as Delegate for Supervision of Market Risk & Liquidity

Colombia’s financial superintendent Jorge Castaño Gutiérrez has appointed the economist Juan Carlos Mendoza as the delegate for the Supervision of Market Risk and Liquidity for Superfinanciera, Colombia’s financial regulatory body. Mendoza worked for more than 10 years in the...

Posted OnMay 12, 2019

, ByLoren Moss