Colombia: Selected Issues Paper

June 8, 2015

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Colombia: Selected Issues Paper, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 22, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper addresses key areas that would contribute to maintaining macroeconomic stability and inclusive growth. Strong economic growth in Colombia has significantly reduced poverty, but has had limited impact on reducing inequality. Strong growth and social programs have helped reduce poverty. Going forward, efforts to further strengthen education, pension, and tax systems stand to yield important social gains, as recognized by the national development plan. Labor market distortions have declined in recent years, but challenges remain. The elimination of infrastructure gaps will also play a key role in sustaining strong and broad-based growth, and supporting further economic diversification.

Subject: Banking, Basel III, Capital adequacy requirements, Education, Financial inclusion, Financial markets, Financial regulation and supervision, Income, Income inequality, National accounts

Keywords: Basel III, Capital adequacy requirements, Central America, CR, Enterprise, Financial inclusion, Global, Income, Income inequality, ISCR, Labor distortion, Labor market, Labor market flexibility, Middle East, Okun coefficient, Youth entrepreneurship initiative, Youth entrepreneurship strategy

Publication Details

Pages:

103
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2015/143
Stock No:

1COLEA2015002
ISBN:

9781513546261
ISSN:

1934-7685

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