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The evolution of the Colombian economy during the first half of 2018 shows that the process of adjustment to the shocks of the last few years has consolidated simultaneously with an upturn in economic activity and improvement in consumer and entrepreneur confidence. The recent recovery has taken…

In compliance with Article 5, Act of Congress 31/1992, the Board of Directors of Banco de la República hereby submits to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia a report on the macroeconomic results for 2017 and the outlook for 2018 for its consideration. The last two chapters report on the…

OBJECTIVESMonetary policy in Colombia is based on inflation targeting, which is intended primarily to keep inflation low and to ensure stable growth in output near its long-term trend. Accordingly, the objectives of monetary policy combine the goal of price stability with…

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…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

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Monetary policy in Colombia is based on inflation targeting, which is intended primarily to keep inflation low and to ensure stable growth in output near its long-term trend.…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

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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…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

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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 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…

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…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

OBJECTIVESMonetary policy in Colombia is based on inflation targeting, which is intended primarily to keep inflation low and to ensure stable growth in output near its long-term trend. Accordingly, the objectives of monetary policy combine the goal

Since early last year relative food prices has shown an upward trend, which has not reverted yet (Graph B2.1). In annual terms, food inflation has risen almost steadily since December 2013, the month when it reached 0.9%, before jumping to 4.7% a year later and ending …

One way to explain the rise in inflation from 2.89% in July 2014 to 8.60% in June 2016 is to analyze the contribution from each component of the CPI. This period was selected because it was when the peso began to depreciate sharply against the dollar.

Consumer prices in Colombia trended upward in the past two years. This section is an attempt to show to what extent this performance is explained by the price hikes in the border cities of Cucuta and Pasto. The annual price increases in those cities have exceeded the …

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