Colombia slashes growth rate
Thursday, August 1, 2019
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Colombia’s central bank on Tuesday drastically lowered the country’s projected growth rate and said the inflation rate target is not expected to be reached.
The announcement is a slap in the face of Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla, who presented next year’s government budget proposal on Monday based on apparently unrealistic expectations, according to Colombia Reports.