This paper highlights that central banks from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (the LA5 countries) reaped the …

This paper discusses an arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia. Colombia is well placed to … authorities intend to treat as precautionary, would support Colombia’s policy framework and strategy, while reducing the … likelihood of balance of payments pressures stemming from a change in investor sentiment. IMF staff believes that Colombia fully …

This report focuses on Colombia’s economic policy framework and the policy response to the global crisis. In recent … years, Colombia’s policies strengthened a strong macroeconomic performance, which helped in achieving higher tax revenues … and restraint on current spending. Colombia was not affected too severely by the global crisis. The impact of the crisis …

The key findings of Colombia’s 2010 Article IV Consultation on economic developments and policies are presented. The …

This Selected Issues paper on Colombia shows that achieving investment grade status would help lower financing costs … for the sovereign, and expand the pool of potential buyers of the Colombian economy. Colombia’s debt levels as of end-2008 …