The role of the exchange rate and the exchange rate regime in the monetary policy decision-making process in Colombia is described. The rationale for the intervention of the Central Bank in the FX market is explained and the experience in this regard is reviewed. Special attention is given to...

We analyse three models to determine the conditions under which reserve requirements are used as a part of an optimal monetary policy framework in an inflation targeting regime. In all cases the Central Bank (CB) minimizes an objective function that depends on deviations of inflation from its...

Banco de la República's FX intervention policy is described, with a focus on its objectives and main features. Then, based on a survey of the effectiveness of sterilized intervention in Colombia, it is argued that this tool is not useful to cope with the challenges posed by medium term external...

The Colombian economy and financial system have coped reasonably well with the effects of the global financial crisis. Hence, unconventional" policy measures have not been at the center of the policy decisions and discussions. Nominal short term interest rates have remained the main monetary...

Este artículo presenta un análisis cuantitativo del impacto de la política monetaria sobre las tasas de interés de los créditos hipotecarios, tanto en el largo como en el corto plazo. En primer lugar, los resultados de los ejercicios econométricos confirman la existencia de una relación...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the links between central bank independence and foreing exchange policies, in the light of the recent experience of the major Latin American countries. To that end, the paper starts with a brief review of the literature on the subject. The second section...

Al igual que en otros países del área, a finales de la década pasada y comienzos de la presente, Colombia emprendió una apertura de su cuenta de capitales y profundas reformas de su sistema financiero. En los años que siguieron a estas reformas, se registraron varios fenómenos a nivel...

La constitución Nacional establece que la función primordial del Banco Central (BC) es velar por el mantenimiento de la capacidad adquisitiva de la moneda. Por otra parte, la misma constitución ordena la coordinación de la política económica general, mientras que la Ley 31 de 1992 dispone...

Una consecuencia de la independencia del Banco Central (BC) es la posibilidad de que se presenten diferencias entre los objetivos del gobierno (G) y el Banco. Estas notas pretenden ilustrar algunas de las interacciones estratégicas entre el Gobierno y un Banco Central Independiente con...

This paper analyzes the evolution and impact of capital flows in Colombia over the pastfive years. An examination of the nature and composition of the capital flows indicatesthat to large extent they have originated in foreign direct investment, especially in theoil and mining sectors. The...