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Actual Tax Rates in Colombia (Only in Spanish)

The Colombian tax system has multiple allowances and deductions but also supports a high degree of evasion. This means that the statutory or…

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Recent Performance of Credit in Colombia (Only in Spanish)

Since 2009, Banco de la República's Financial Stability Department has been doing a quarterly survey on the credit situation in Colombia…

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Loss of Employment, Credit, and Crime in Colombia (Only in Spanish)

The effects of unexpected job loss on the probability of participating in criminal activities are estimated in an article on lost jobs, credit…

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Inflation of Import Costs in 2021 (Only in Spanish)

The Box 2 of the Banco de la Republica's most recent Monetary Policy Report…

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Banco de la República’s Profits and Returns on the Foreign Reserves (Only in Spanish)

Banco de la República (BR) posted historically high profits in 2019 and 2020, which accounted for 7.1 billion and 7.5 billion pesos…

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Historical Rates of Business Start-Ups and Closures in Colombia (Only in Spanish)

The fragility of the corporate sector is usually assessed with traditional indicators related to the financial situation of companies such as…

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