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The analysis of credit institutions between August 2016 and February 2017 showed  a  lower  real  growth  of  the  loan  portfolio,  mainly  explained  by commercial loan-portfolio dynamics. The quality and non-performing loan indexes…

The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia submitted its first report of the year to the Congress of Colombia. The report analyzes the international economic environment, the performance of the Colombian economy in 2016, and the outlook for this year. In this context, the monetary…

As established in Article 5° of Act 31 of 1992, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia submitted its second report of 2016 to the Congress of Colombia. The report analyzes the results of the Colombian economy to date, as well the national and international outlook for the current…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

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During the first semester of the year, a weak global demand, a fall of export prices in some countries and a low investment dynamic led to reduced growth forecasts for most Latin American and the Caribbean economies. In contrast, the Colombian economy shows signs of soundness, and growth in 2014…

The Inflation Targeting Scheme in Colombia

During the second semester of 2013, the international environment was characterized by the gradual recovery in the Eurozone and the U.S. economy, as well as by an upturn in the Chinese economy. Although overall uncertainty regarding the moderation of the United States monetary policy impacted…

The Board of Directors of Banco de la República, in accordance with the provisions of article 5° of Act [“Law”] 31/1992, submits to the Congress of the Republic of Colombia a Report on the macroeconomic performance of years 2014 and 2015 to date. Similarly, targets adopted for the current year…

Global economy continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2013, thanks to the added momentum in the developed economies, especially the United States. In the euro area, the economic indicators pointed to low, but positive economic growth. Growth in the major emerging countries of Asia and…

In 2011, the international economic environment was characterized by a high degree of uncertainty brought about by the problems of public or private debt in many of the industrialized countries. The financial conditions in the euro zone deteriorated significantly in the last quarter of the year…

In June 2012 annual inflation stood at 3.2%, down by 20 basis points (bp) from the figure of March, resuming its downtrend after remaining relatively stable in April and May. From March to June, year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI) for food fell from 4.6% to 4.2%, accounting…

In March 2012, annual inflation was 3.4%. This is 15 basis points (bp) less than the rate recorded in December (Graph A). A decreasing trend in annual inflation started in October, when inflation reached its highest level in 2011 (4.0%).

In September 2012 annual change in the consumer price index (CPI), core inflation measures, expectations at different horizons and inflation forecast for December stood around the mid-point of the target range (3%). At the end of the third quarter annual inflation stood at 3.08%, down by 12…

External demand during the first half of 2013 was somewhat weaker than expected. In the United States, our largest trading partner, the increase in private spending is being offset partly by fiscal consolidation, which has led to a slight decline in the forecast for that country’s growth. The…