Colombia: Selected Issues

March 24, 2023

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Colombia

March 24, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 22, 2023. Benefiting from an effective policy response…

Trinidad deepens partnership with Venezuela

By: Staff Writer March 17, 2023 A Trinidad and Tobago cabinet minister led a delegation to Venezuela to start negotiations with Venezuela on the upcoming gas deal between both countries. …

Guatemala: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

March 17, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ms. Maria A. Oliva, visited Guatemala City during February 28-March 13 for the 2023 Article IV consultation. At the…

IDB Invest Promotes the Sustainable Growth of Colombian Companies with Credicorp Capital

March 10, 2023 IDB Invest signed an investment commitment of up to 192.4 billion Colombian pesos (approximately $39 million) in the private debt fund “FCP Credicorp Capital Private Debt I”,…

Exporting Amazonian Copoazú: A Journey to International Markets

March 10, 2023 This story begins sometime in January 2024. A Boeing 737-300F from the city of Leticia, deep in the Colombian Amazon, lands on runway 13 left at El…

Costa Rica: Technical Assistance Report-Upgrading the Rule-Based Fiscal Framework

February 24, 2023 The fiscal rule that came into force in 2020 has bolstered fiscal discipline and served Costa Rica well. The rule sets ceilings on nominal expenditure growth for…

Belize Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

February 21, 2023 An International Monetary Fund team led by Jaime Guajardo conducted discussions for the 2023 Article IV consultation with Belize during February 2-14. The team met with Mr.…

Colombia will Host the World’s Summit of Development Banks in 2023

February 17, 2023 Bancóldex, Colombia’s business development bank, will host, together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE), the fourth…

Panama: Technical Assistance Report-Macroprudential Policy Frameworks

February 14, 2023 At the request of the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP), IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) provided two technical assistance (TA) missions in 2021 on…

El Salvador: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

February 14, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Raphael Espinoza, conducted virtual discussions during January 26-27, and visited San Salvador during January 30-February 8 for the…

Colombia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

February 14, 2023 The new administration took office in August 2022, with social equity and climate at the center of its agenda. Against a backdrop of high inflation and elevated…