Banco de la Republica

Colombia’s Central Bank lowers key benchmark interest rate to 5.5%

By Malachi Ryan August 2, 2017

Colombia's Banco de la República, the country's central bank, lowered borrowing costs by 25 basis...

Colombian flag

Where are the half a million new jobs reported by the DANE?

By Gerardo Inzunza August 2, 2017

Colombia's unemployment rate continues to hover near record lows. The country's National Statistic...

Colombia's budget

Colombia’s 2018 budget cuts: What should we expect?

By Gerardo Inzunza July 31, 2017

Colombia's federal government presented its revised budget proposal to the congress today, a 2.3%...

Colombia unlikely to meet fiscal targets – Moody’s

By Malachi Ryan July 27, 2017

Colombia has adjusted its economic forecasts for 2017 and 2018 following a report from investment...

Unemployment

More than 500,000 Colombians neither work nor study

By Gerardo Inzunza July 24, 2017

More than 580,000 Colombians between the ages of 15 and 24 do not work and are not studying or...

Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign Direct Investment in Colombia continues to decline year over year

By Gerardo Inzunza July 20, 2017

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has continued to decrease in the first semester of 2017. The drop...