Bogotá, Colombia

The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia, as established in Article 5° of Act 31 of 1992, submitted its second report of the year to the Congress of Colombia. The report analyzes the international economic environment, the performance of the Colombian economy so far in 2017, and…

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The analysis of credit institutions between August 2016 and February 2017 showed  a  lower  real  growth  of  the  loan  portfolio,  mainly  explained  by commercial loan-portfolio dynamics. The quality and non-performing loan indexes…

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The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia submitted its first report of the year to the Congress of Colombia. The report analyzes the international economic environment, the performance of the Colombian economy in 2016, and the outlook for this year. In this context, the monetary…

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As established in Article 5° of Act 31 of 1992, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia submitted its second report of 2016 to the Congress of Colombia. The report analyzes the results of the Colombian economy to date, as well the national and international outlook for the current…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

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During the first semester of the year, a weak global demand, a fall of export prices in some countries and a low investment dynamic led to reduced growth forecasts for most Latin American and the Caribbean economies. In contrast, the Colombian economy shows signs of soundness, and growth in 2014…