BanRep Blog

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Wednesday the 26th of August, 2026

In each publication you will find easy-to-read articles related to the Colombian and global economy, and to the management of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia).

BanRep Blog: The Elusive Domestic Revolution: Time Use and Gender Roles in Colombia

Over the past decades, Colombian women have experienced profound transformations in their lives in terms of access to higher education,…

BanRep Blog: The Target Inflation Framework

Recent installments of this Blog introduced crucial elements of monetary policy, such as the…

BanRep Blog: The Colombian Labor Market in the Latin American Context

Although Colombia’s unemployment rate (UR) has declined in recent years, it remains high in the international context. The most recent…

BanRep Blog: Performance and Outlook of the Colombian Economy

As usual, we devote the last Blog of the year to provide a preliminary assessment of the performance of the Colombian economy over the year about…

BanRep Blog: The Inflation Target and its Importance for Price Stability

Inflation is the generalized and sustained increase in the prices of goods and services. When inflation is high, money loses its value rapidly,…

BanRep Blog: Why has the Performance of Interest Rates on Government Bonds been so Different from the Policy Interest Rate since 2024?

Since early 2024, interest rates on long-term Colombian government debt bonds, hereafter referred to as government bonds, have been increasing.…