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Government Preparing Package Of Economic Measures

COLOMBIA
  • President Petro has said in a post on X that the government is planning a package of measures to achieve full economic reactivation. He said that the measures will be presented to congress in the coming days. Recent data showed that the economy grew by 2.5% y/y in February, improving from 1.9% in January, but still below the country’s potential rate.
  • In other news, the IMF said that it has approved a new two-year flexible credit line with Colombia for around $8.1bn, following the cancellation of the previous $9bn arrangement. The figures are broadly consistent with those flagged by BanRep Governor Villar in comments last week. The IMF added that the government sees the arrangement as precautionary.
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  • President Petro has said in a post on X that the government is planning a package of measures to achieve full economic reactivation. He said that the measures will be presented to congress in the coming days. Recent data showed that the economy grew by 2.5% y/y in February, improving from 1.9% in January, but still below the country’s potential rate.
  • In other news, the IMF said that it has approved a new two-year flexible credit line with Colombia for around $8.1bn, following the cancellation of the previous $9bn arrangement. The figures are broadly consistent with those flagged by BanRep Governor Villar in comments last week. The IMF added that the government sees the arrangement as precautionary.