Disasters resulting from natural hazards represent an important challenge for Colombia's fiscal sustainability and … stability. Colombia's rate of economic growth is increasing the base of assets exposed to disaster risks, which may lead to … risk. The Government of Colombia (GoC) recognizes the importance of mitigating these events and has taken several steps to …

Colombia's income tax reform serve the intended purpose of reducing income inequality. Results based on the constructed full … last 10 years was 0.51 percentage points, the estimated reduction in Colombia's Gini coefficient is not trivial. These …

The objective of the 2015 Colombia Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment is to have an … progress made with the reforms implemented in recent years by the Government of Colombia (GoC), (ii) understand the impacts of …-term economic stability and sustainability. The scope of the PEFA Colombia 2015 exercise covers the Central Government and the …

The State plays an important role in the provision of financial services in Colombia through state-owned financial … become the third largest financial group in Colombia. There are also fourteen small subnational development financial … INFIs do not disclose financials. All credit in Colombia is subject to interest rate controls, either ceilings under usury …

. Colombia has a well-developed market for NPL management, while the insolvency framework is in a stage of transition and with …

Over the past twenty years, fiscal policy has become one of the three pillars of macroeconomic stability for Colombia … framework) and a prudent management of public finances. After the 1999 crisis, Colombia managed to reduce the general government … deficit and built buffers, which allowed it to respond to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Colombia successfully withdrew the …

The main objective of this report is to analyze student learning in Colombia in order to foster policies to improve … education quality that are grounded in research and the Colombian context. In 2006, Colombia participated for the first time in … Colombia and provides new analytical work on the factors associated with learning in Colombia and other participant countries …

groups in Colombia. The report describes and analyzes the Colombian case, compares it with international experience … demobilization and reinsertion in Colombia and, in light of national and international experience, to present options to improve the …-sector associations and businesses. This study assesses Colombia's experience using a framework of five interwoven phases from armed …

In recent years, the Government of Colombia (GoC) has placed a high priority on competitiveness. Increasing … globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA … selected regions of Colombia. Three key areas for competitiveness are further explored: (a) overall investment climate; (b …