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Colombian Market Volatility Remains a Focus

LATIN AMERICA
  • COLOMBIA: Domestic focus remains on Petro’s economic overhaul push, with his pledge to reintroduce public sector investment and government intervention seen combating the perceived failings of historic neoliberal policies. Few fresh developments overnight, but asset prices clearly remain sensitive to any further fiscal headlines.
  • CHILE: Elsewhere, the Chilean finance ministry are seen waiting for both the Senate finance Committee’s tax reform proposals as well as fiscal responsibility plans at roughly the same time, likely later in Q2 of this year, according to La Segunda. According to the piece, the finance ministry see the flurry of legislative proposals as a good opportunity to negotiate with the opposition.
  • Chilean PPI came in this morning unchanged at 0.0%, above the prior December reading at -6.6%.
  • PERU: In Peru, State-owned China Southern are said to be considering a binding bit for ENEL’s Peruvian assets, valued at around $3bln – which would mark one of the largest Chinese cross-border deals for years. The assets in question are the power distribution resources in Peru, with separate generation assets also up for sale – valued as high as $2.5bln.

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