What are the country’s economic priorities following the peace agreement?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | President Juan Manuel Santos: Interview from The Report: Colombia 2017
Articles & Analysis | Political stability generates new optimism in Colombia from The Report: Colombia 2017
Politically, economically and socially, Colombia may be at the most important turning point in its modern history. After 52 years of fighting, the landmark peace deal between the government and the armed militant group FARC, the country’s largest and well known guerrilla group, was concluded in late 2016.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Bruce Mac Master, President, National Business Association of Colombia: Interview from The Report: Colombia 2017
What is needed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to play a bigger role in the economy and have a stronger share of GDP?
Articles & Analysis | Economic growth in Colombia expected to pick up with stimulus initiatives from The Report: Colombia 2017
Following congressional approval of a landmark peace agreement, and a late-2016 tax reform package (see analysis), 2017 looks to be a year of significant promise for the Colombian economy. The country has been on the recovery since the 2014 collapse in oil prices, which predominantly affected exports, government revenues and the exchange rate...
Articles & Analysis | Colombia's cultural heritage blends tradition and modernity from The Report: Colombia 2017
Blessed with a rich cultural and natural heritage, Colombia is also strategically located at the crossroads of South and Central America, and is the only South American country with both Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Moreover, it is something of a contemporary paradox in that it has both a long tradition of democratic institutions and an abiding history of internal political...
