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After the poor result in June, activity advanced 4.5% year-on-year in July. The release of private pension funds and an additional working day had a positive impact on this figure.

Inflation registered a significant adjustment in August and will continue to decline despite some additional upward pressures, including the increase in diesel.

In its September meeting, the Board of the Central Bank decided to cut the policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. The monetary policy stance, understood as the real ex-ante reference rate, remains in restrictive territory.

The Big Data Consumption Index maintained a good performance in August, in a context of extraordinary withdrawals from pension funds. Meanwhile, the Big Data Investment Index showed a new contraction in August, where the private component appea…

In August, monthly inflation was 0.00% and annual inflation was 6.12%, surprisingly well below market analysts' expectations according to Banco de la República's survey (0.24%). With this, the result is 74 bps below the previous month's figure …

In 2024, remittances in dollars grew by 17.7%, accumulating 6,634 million between January and July. However, this growth was lower in Colombian pesos due to a lower exchange rate. The depreciation of the exchange rate in the second half of the year is expected to further boost their value in pesos.

In the second quarter of 2024, the current account deficit stood at 1.6% of GDP, the lowest level since 2009. FDI fell to 2.75% of GDP, though it was sufficient to finance the deficit. The deficit is expected to close 2024 at around 3% of GDP.

July inflation was 0.28% m/m. The result is explained by the increase in the prices of some foods, especially poultry products and tubers, which was explained by supply factors. With this result, the interannual inflation rate stood at 2.0% in …

The national unemployment rate stood at 9.9% in July, up from 9.6% in July 2023. Seasonally adjusted, July's rate was down from June and below the average level of the first half of the year, showing an improvement in the labour market.

Vehicle ownership has increased in recent years. However, its sales are at lower levels than those reported in 2022 and 2019. Despite the lower sales levels of the last years, July's data showed an improvement, which seems to be the prelude of …

The Colombian economy shows a gradual recovery in a scenario of lower rates. Going forward, the economy will gain traction with the dynamization of domestic demand. However, it will face challenges due to still high inflation and interest rates.

In Q2 2024, fixed investment in Colombia grew by 4.3% year-on-year, breaking a streak of five consecutive quarters of contraction and indicating that it is gradually beginning to recover its role as a key driver in the economy.