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2016
Statistical analyses show that, after controlling for the accumulation of productive factors, the joint effect of the diversification of manufacturing inputs and the urban population purchasing power has a positive and significant impact on the Colombian economic growth. Furthermore, there is…
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The analysis of productivity performance of the Mexican Northern Border offers an interesting case study for that objective. This is because it combines mobile growth factors due to regional reallocation of economic activity and, on the other hand, the fact that factors that are considered immobile…
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This paper examines the structure and dynamics of institutionalised flows of credit between economic sectors – with a distinct emphasis on industry – during the era of import-substitution industrialisation. Using the debate between “balanced vs. unbalanced growth” theories as prompting guide, the…
Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) produces information intended for decision-making and accountability processes as well as for public knowledge. In particular, the Financial Markets Report responds to the principle of public dissemination, thus contributing to the Bank’s service…
Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) produces information intended for decision-making and accountability processes as well as for public knowledge. In particular, the Financial Markets Report responds to the principle of public dissemination, thus contributing to the Bank’s service…
Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) produces information intended for decision-making and accountability processes as well as for public knowledge. In particular, the Financial Markets Report responds to the principle of public dissemination, thus contributing to the Bank’s service…
Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) produces information intended for decision-making and accountability processes as well as for public knowledge. In particular, the Financial Markets Report responds to the principle of public dissemination, thus contributing to the Bank’s service…
2016 - December
In an economic cycle, one sees supply and demand shocks that can affect how agents in the market decide to allocate resources. Determining the impact, transmission and nature (transitory or permanent) of those shocks poses a challenge to economists, and understanding them can be…
The new tax reform (Law 1819 passed on December 29, 2016) and the liquor law (Law 1816 of December 19, 2016) introduce changes that will affect future developments in the consumer price index (CPI). Among other measures, the new regulations include a change in the value…
The recent tax reform in Colombia, which was passed in December 2016 and took effective as of January 2017, with the maximum deadline for adoption being February of the same year, implies an upward shock to the prices of most products marketed in the country. As mentioned …
The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia
2016 - July
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…
2016 - June
Abrupt and sudden movements in the exchange rate are a cause for concern among monetary authorities, because they can jeopardize compliance with the inflation target as a result of higher import and other prices in the economy, and given their impact on inflation …
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 …
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.
Presentación del Informe de Política Monetaria realizada en Bogotá, a cargo de José Darío Uribe.
The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia  OBJECTIVES
2016 - March
The external balance of non-factor services is a component of the balance of payments that does not receive a great deal of attention from market analysts.
Monetary policy in Colombia is governed by an inflation targeting scheme designed to keep the rate of inflation low and stable. For this reason, it is important to measure and understand how prices in the economy respond to fluctuations in the exchange rate, an effect known…
Recent developments in inflation in Colombia (defined as the change in the consumer price index: CPI) were influenced by the simultaneous presence of two different shocks. On the one hand, there is a group of widespread and lasting shocks that affect a large number of…
In an ever more globalized world, capital flows emerge as a viable alternative for investors who are seeking higher yields and for economies that are short on savings and looking for resources to finance their current expenditure or investments.