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This quarterly GDP growth represents an uptick from the meager 1.8% full-year growth in 2017 and is well above the 1.3% growth in the first quarter of 2017.

The low projection is below the bulk of more optimistic predictions from various other groups that have weighed in.

Growth will be driven by higher commodities prices, improved household consumption, and a more balanced performance across various sectors.

The prediction is slightly below the 3.0% and 2.9% forecasts from the World Bank and IMF, respectively.

The IMF projection is in line with the 2.9% prediction issued last week by the World Bank.

Looking further ahead, the World Bank has forecast Colombian GDP to increase by 3.4% in both 2019 and 2020.

Colombia’s Finance Ministry (Minhacienda) head Mauricio Cardenas said Tuesday at Bogotá’s Bloomberg Conference that the government will propose a national budget of “Intelligent Austerity”—belt tightening in public sector spending, and supporting private sector growth into a...