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The Behavior of the Exchange Rate and Policy Strategies

During 2022 and especially since June, the Colombian peso has had a volatile behavior and a significant depreciation. This behavior is explained…

Expected effect of climate change on economic activity

There is a broad consensus in the scientific community regarding the risks associated with climate change on the economic activity of most…

Food inflation in Colombia: a comparison with other countries

Since the second half of 2021, food prices in Colombia grew on average 12 percentage points more than in the other OECD countries and seven…

Banrep Blog: Minimum wage and labor flows in formal employment

A recent document of the journal Ensayos sobre Política Económica (ESPE) from Banco de la República (the Central Bank of…

International Seminar: Pathways to Gender Equality in Central Banks

On May 18 and 19, in conjunction with the International Economic Association (IEA), the Bank of Spain, and the United Nations Development Program…

Environmental, social, and governance sustainability criteria in the investment of foreign reserves

In recent years, the practice of considering environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment decision-making has…