IDB President Promotes the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on His First Visit to Colombia

June 16, 2023 BOGOTA – The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, reaffirmed his commitment to the sustainable development of Colombia through innovation, social inclusion, the fight…

Colombia: Review Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Colombia

April 28, 2023 Benefiting from an effective policy response to the pandemic and highly favorable terms of trade, Colombia’s economy grew at one of the fastest rates among emerging economies…

IMF Executive Board Concludes Review of Colombia’s Performance Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement

April 28, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded on April 26, 2023, its review of Colombia’s qualification for the arrangement under the Flexible Credit Line…

Colombia: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Colombia

March 23, 2023 Benefiting from an effective policy response to the pandemic and highly favourable terms of trade, Colombia’s economy grew at one of the fastest rates among emerging economies…

Colombia: Selected Issues

March 24, 2023

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Colombia

March 24, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 22, 2023. Benefiting from an effective policy response…

IDB Invest Promotes the Sustainable Growth of Colombian Companies with Credicorp Capital

March 10, 2023 IDB Invest signed an investment commitment of up to 192.4 billion Colombian pesos (approximately $39 million) in the private debt fund “FCP Credicorp Capital Private Debt I”,…

Exporting Amazonian Copoazú: A Journey to International Markets

March 10, 2023 This story begins sometime in January 2024. A Boeing 737-300F from the city of Leticia, deep in the Colombian Amazon, lands on runway 13 left at El…

Colombia will Host the World’s Summit of Development Banks in 2023

February 17, 2023 Bancóldex, Colombia’s business development bank, will host, together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE), the fourth…

Colombia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission

February 14, 2023 The new administration took office in August 2022, with social equity and climate at the center of its agenda. Against a backdrop of high inflation and elevated…

Colombia’s Largest Business Matchmaking Forum Seeks to Strengthen Trade Relations with the United States

February 7, 2023 On March 22nd and 23rd, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism, along with ProColombia, the agency in charge of promoting Colombian exports internationally, will host the…

Colombia Promotes More Efficient and Sustainable Energy in Caribbean Region with IDB Support

January 24, 2023 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $34.5 million loan to finance an energy efficiency program for the residential and public sector in the Caribbean coast area…